Thank you for purchasing a Vatican Observatory astrophoto calendar! We hope these beautiful images of the cosmos fill you with joy and the wonder of the creator throughout the year!
You will receive an email receipt in your inbox shortly. If you have any questions regarding your transaction, please contact us.
Read our Sacred Space Astronomy Posts
Images and Energy from SAI 2025
The VO was part of the energy at the St. Albert Initiative on Science and the Catholic Faith, held March 6 at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky.
Pope Francis’ approach to science and faith emphasized our duty to wield both with care | Opinion
Dr. Michelle Francl remembers Pope Francis’ hope that our research would always be a source of deep joy, and that we might share that joy with the world.
Requiescat In Pace: Did We Really Know Him?
God has called Pope Francis home. To the onlooker, it feels as though the Holy Father’s passing was both expected and a surprise. His passing was…
The life of Pope Francis through the eyes of his Jesuit brothers
Born Jorge Mario Bergolio on December 17, 1936, the man who would become Pope Francis was the son of Mario Jose Bergoglio, an Italian immigrant, and Marta…
Stairway to Truth
Sometimes Truth can be seen in a well-built house, sometimes in a theory of electromagnetism, and sometimes in a flight of stairs.
Browse our Faith and Science Resource Center
From the Vatican Observatory Faith and Science pages (Younger Readers) — Michael Faraday: Physics and Faith
From the Faith & Science Resource Center (Younger Readers): The life and work of Michael Faraday, a prominent physicist in history and a religious man.
From the Vatican Observatory Faith and Science Pages — Truth Cannot Contradict Truth (1996)
From the Faith & Science Resource Center: The complete text of an address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in 1996 by Pope John Paul II.
Galileo’s Religion
A new entry for the Vatican Observatory Faith & Science Resource Center: An overview of what is known about the faith and religious practice of Galileo.
From the Vatican Observatory Faith and Science pages (Younger Readers) — George Washington Carver: An Innovative Life
From the Faith & Science Resource Center (Younger Readers): On the life and work of agricultural scientist and biochemical engineer George Washington Carver.
The Riddle of the Tongue-Stones: How Blessed Nicolas Steno Uncovered the Hidden History of the Earth
A new entry for the Vatican Observatory Faith & Science Resource Center (Younger Readers): An illustrated biography of Nicolas Steno, scientist and bishop.
From the Vatican Observatory Faith and Science Pages — To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Banneker, 19 August 1791
From the Faith & Science Resource Center: Benjamin Banneker sent a copy of his astronomical almanac to Thomas Jefferson, along with a letter.