Perched in the hills outside Rome sits the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the centuries-old lakeside summer home for popes, which is also home to the Vatican Observatory, established in 1891 to help ...

The Vatican's Space Observatory Wants To See Stars And Faith Align For a long time, the Catholic Church rejected scientific findings that conflicted with its doctrine, even persecuting Galileo.

ALBANO LAZIALE, Italy — Some 2,000 years ago, a celestial phenomenon is believed to have lit up the sky. Guiding the wise men of New Testament lore to the birthplace of Jesus, the star of ...

The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, dating back to the reform of the calendar in 1582, ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Two Catholic priests, both astrophysicists from the Vatican Observatory, have suggested a radically new mathematical approach to studying the initial moments following the ...

The Vatican Observatory Advanced Technology Telescope was a test bed for the LBT, as it proved the value of large, thin telescope mirrors made in a rotating furnace.

The Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT) on Mount Graham in southern Arizona celebrated its 30th anniversary this month, and the observatory has several days worth of celebrations planned ...

On a recent visit to the Vatican's Observatory, just 15 miles outside of Rome and overlooking Lake Albano, the 70-year-old Consolmagno wasn't at all combative when talking about Musk and other ...

Last week, the current director of the Vatican Observatory paid a visit to Lake Tahoe to see the more than 150-year-old measuring method in person.