Vatican Ponders Alien Life
Four centuries ago, the Vatican locked up Galileo for espousing his crazy idea that the planets revolved around the sun, not around Earth. Now Rome is ready to ponder the... More »
LiveScience.com - Nov. 11, 2009
Vatican Seeks Signs of Alien Life
Chris Impey, an astronomy professor at the University of Arizona, said it was appropriate that the Vatican would host such a meeting. "Both science and religion posit... More »
Fox News - Nov. 10, 2009
Catholics can believe in alien life
Comment ITALY, Vatican City, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A top astronomer has told a conference in Vatican City the belief that life exists in other parts of the universe "does not... More »
UPI - Nov. 11, 2009
The church confronts the cosmos.
VATICAN CITY - E.T., phone Rome. Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that Earth was the center of the universe, the Vatican has called in... More »
Philadelphia Inquirer - Nov. 11, 2009
Vatican looks to the sky and asks who's up there
Monsignor Gianfranco Ravasi looks on near a portrait of Italian astronomer Galileo, who reshaped views of universe. (Feb. 15, 2009) SANDRO PACE/AP FILE PHOTO VATICAN... More »
Toronto Star Online - Nov. 11, 2009
Vatican to E.T.: Hello, Brother
Had he lived to what would have been his 75th birthday on Monday, Carl Sagan would?ve seen a surprising new collaborator in pondering whether there?s life out there in the... More »
Discover Magazine - Nov. 11, 2009
Vatican wants to know what's out there
VATICAN CITY E.T., phone Rome. The Vatican has called in experts to study the possibility of extraterrestrial alien life and its implication for the Catholic Church. 'The... More »
Denver Post - Nov. 11, 2009