On Friday, September 25, the Vatican Observatory took part in the Night of Science at Tor Vergata, with a stand dedicated to observing the sky and promoting astronomy. Despite unfavorable weather conditions and occasional rain, the event welcomed more than…
The latest bulletin published by the Working Group for Small Body Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) honored several people for their contributions to promoting astronomy and its instrumentation. Among them, three are linked to the Vatican Observatory: Father…
The conference was held at the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo, from 17 to 20 June 2024. The dates fell fifty-seven years after Lemaître's death, and on the eve of the centenary of his foundational 1927 paper on the expanding…
The Workshop "Spirituality and Astronomy," organized by the Vatican Observatory, concluded on Sunday, August 30, at its headquarters in Castel Gandolfo. The initiative, born from the idea of bringing scientific observation of the universe into dialogue with spiritual experience, was…
"When they saw the star, they were overjoyed." (Mt 2:10) From August 28 to 30, 2026, the Vatican Observatory will host the second edition of the Spirituality and Astronomy Workshop at its headquarters in Castel Gandolfo. This three-day event will…
On Sunday, August 23, Castel Gandolfo enjoyed a special evening dedicated to the Moon, the sky, and the curiosity to learn more about the universe. The event, entitled “La Luna sul lago” ( “The Moon over the Lake” ), was…
The Vatican Observatory — Vatican City State's astronomical observatory — is currently running a lecture series at its Castel Gandolfo headquarters on one of modern physics' most captivating problems: the Vatican Observatory Lectures on Quantum Gravity 2026 . A group…
The asteroid (688117) Omizzolo, discovered on April 21, 2012 by astronomers K. Černis and R.P. Boyle at the Observatory on Mount Graham in Arizona, was named in honor of Don Alessandro Omizzolo, a priest, astronomer, and member of the Vatican…
When twenty-five students and three faculty members gathered for the first Vatican Observatory Summer School (VOSS) in June of 1986, they were the result of a far-reaching idea that occurred to Father Martin McCarthy, S.J., in late summer two years…
On May 19, Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo for the second time. His previous visit took place on July 20, on the occasion of the 56th anniversary of the Moon landing, an event that the…