Arizona's desert landscape is perfect for stargazing. In Tucson, you can visit a historic observatory with one of the most ...

The choice of name has sparked speculation, as the last Pope Leo established the Vatican Observatory in the late 19th century ...

His career in the church, and his rise through its institutions, has only one major drawback, and it is a familiar one.

Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and spoke May 8, Pope Leo XIV's choice of a name was a ...

Pope Leo XIII, who was pope from 1878-1903, is known for publishing the encyclical "Rerum Novarum" on worker's rights -- ...

In 1935, Pope Pius XI ordered the Vatican Observatory to be relocated to the Papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, just outside the city. In the 1980s, the Vatican and the University of ...

who is the director of the Vatican observatory, it was closed I do not know why, because Father Francis, Bergoglio the first, was very fond of the subject," he says. "The church told me ...

The Vatican Observatory has served 11 popes since Leo XIII founded us in 1891. But Pope Francis, a fellow Jesuit, has had a ...

The MIT graduate speaks to how he ended up studying the stars for the Catholic Church Summer Ash Brother Guy Consolmagno is the director of the Vatican Observatory and president of the Vatican ...

Throughout his papacy, he supported the Vatican Observatory — one of the oldest astronomical research institutions — and its efforts to explore the universe. He recognized the value of space ...

Throughout his papacy, he supported the Vatican Observatory — one of the oldest astronomical research institutions — and its efforts to explore the universe. He recognized the value of space ...