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The Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas, Realities, and Science
St. Thomas Aquinas visited the church of St. Louis Bertrand last year, for a lesson about corporeal realities, faith, and reason.
From the Backyard: Pope Leo XIV, Leo XIII, Rerum Novarum and AI
So anything new in the Catholic world these days? Well… let’s see… its Easter… spring usually means you’ve been invited to a…
Ellerman Bomb
I marked its position by drawing a circle in pencil. I had indeed seen an Ellerman bomb, observing in my garden 150 million km away
AI and the Vatican Observatory: Looking GOOD!
AI-generated Vatican scientists and instruments are rather more “Hollywood” than the real thing. But at least the basic history is right.
ⓜ Full Moon-th Meetup with Bob Trembley – May 12, 2025
Join us on Mon. May 12h for a chat with Bob Trembley – Factotum for the Vatican Observatory Foundation.
Browse our Faith and Science Resource Center
From the Vatican Observatory Faith and Science Pages — What God “Whispers” through Radio Telescopes
From the Faith & Science Resource Center: A NASA senior astrophysicist on the complexity and beauty of the universe.
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.