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PHOENIX (OSV News) — The Vatican Observatory attests that “science is not against God” — and the nexus of science and spirituality invites humankind to contemplate the Lord’s wondrous works, said a Jesuit astrophysicist.
Father Pavel Gabor, vice director of the Vatican Observatory Research Group in Tucson, Arizona, shared his insights in a June 25 keynote address at the 2025 Catholic Media Conference, held June 24-27 in Phoenix.
At a luncheon sponsored by the Pontifical Mission Societies USA, Father Gabor addressed the question, “Why Does the Pope Have an Astrophysics Research Institute?”
Father Gabor — who seasoned his lunchtime talk with wry wit and deadpan humor — said many are actually unaware of the Vatican Observatory’s existence, even though it’s one of the oldest astronomical institutes in the world.
The observatory traces its roots to the solar calendar reform of Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, which corrected a widening gap between the calendar and the seasons incurred by the Julian calendar. With a papal committee studying the scientific data necessary for the reform, the Vatican’s commitment to ongoing astronomical research was born.
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Father Pavel Gabor, vice director of the Vatican Observatory Research Group in Tucson, Arizona, shared his insights in a June 25 keynote address at the 2025 Catholic Media Conference, held June 24-27 in Phoenix.
At a luncheon sponsored by the Pontifical Mission Societies USA, Father Gabor addressed the question, “Why Does the Pope Have an Astrophysics Research Institute?”
Father Gabor — who seasoned his lunchtime talk with wry wit and deadpan humor — said many are actually unaware of the Vatican Observatory’s existence, even though it’s one of the oldest astronomical institutes in the world.
The observatory traces its roots to the solar calendar reform of Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, which corrected a widening gap between the calendar and the seasons incurred by the Julian calendar. With a papal committee studying the scientific data necessary for the reform, the Vatican’s commitment to ongoing astronomical research was born.
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Science and the stars a call to the spiritual, says Vatican astrophysicist
Jesuit astrophysicist Father Pavel Gabor highlights the harmony of faith and science through the Vatican Observatory’s cosmic mission.
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