The Vatican Observatory: Are Jesuites looking for aliens in the Arizona desert?

In this video brought to you by FRANCE 24, Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J., answers questions about the Vatican Observatory’s space exploration activities in Tucson, Arizona. 

The main question being: is the Vatican Observatory looking for aliens in the Arizona desert?

As Director of the Observatory, Brother Guy also discusses the relationship between science and religion and the common quest to un a derstand humanity’s origins during his interview on the broadcast.