Visit to the Department of Astronomy and the Department of Earth Sciences and Technology at the Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
On August 18, 2025, Fr. Bayu Risanto SJ visited Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), a state-run university in the city of Bandung, Indonesia, upon the invitation of Dr. Fargiza A. M. Mulki, the dean o...
INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE VATICAN OBSERVATORY, FATHER RICHARD D’SOUZA, S.J.
Giubileo dei Giovani alla Specola Vaticana
Fr Richard D‘Souza S.J. is new Director of Vatican Observatory
By Vatican ...
AND FINALLY WE WENT OUT TO SEE THE STARS AGAIN
The Vatican Museums and the Specola Vaticana, the Vatican’s astronomical observatory, are pleased to announce the opening of the Specola Vaticana Visitor Center within the Papal Summer Villa Gardens in Castel Gandolfo.
Tours will include access to two historic telescopes, a display of antique and contemporary astronomical equipment, a presentation of astronomically themed artwork, and other special exhibits.
Access is by advanced booking only. Reservations for visits can be booked online at the official website of the Vatican Museums https://tickets.museivaticani.va/home/calendar/visit/Specola-Vaticana where information on admission fees and available dates can be found.
For more information,
E-mail: polomusealecastelgandolfo@scv.va
Phone: +39 06 69863260
A virtual tour through our History...
The Vatican Observatory is pleased to present the virtual tour of the Castel Gandolfo visitor center.
The tour includes a visit to the exhibition inside the Pontifical Villas, featuring the two telescopes located in the garden domes and the two telescopes located in the domes on the top of the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo.
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Reporting, remedy and redress
How to bring a complaint of abuse against any past or present Jesuit at the Vatican Observatory
The Society of Jesus, which staffs the Vatican Observatory, takes seriously every complaint or accusation with regards one of its members. The mission of the Society of the Jesus is a mission of reconciliation. We welcome everybody. The Society of Jesus, as asked by the General Congregation 36, wants to create a culture of safeguarding, and are committed to the highest standards in our ministry. We try to exclude that anybody runs the risk of being harmed in any of our ministries.
If anyone wishes to bring a complaint of abuse against any past or present Jesuit at the Vatican Observatory, they may contact an external team constituted by the Delegation of the International Jesuits Houses in Rome of the Society of Jesus at the following email address: teamreferente.dir@gmail.com.
