The dog collar is impeccably white, the suit perfectly pressed, the black shoes polished to a shine. In appearance, Father ...

Father Richard D'Souza said all life forms are God's creation, and would be entitled to join the Catholic Church.

If an alien species were to visit Earth, Pope Leo's newly appointed astronomer -- Father Richard D'Souza -- would welcome the ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

A new theological debate is unfolding in the Vatican after the pope’s chief astronomer said he would be ready to welcome ...

Perched in the hills outside Rome sits the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the centuries-old lakeside summer home for popes, which is also home to the Vatican Observatory, established in 1891 to help ...

A gust of wind blows Pope Leo XIV's mantel at the end of the noon Angelus prayer in the square in front of the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sunday ...

Pope Leo XIV looks through the main telescope of the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, alongside U.S. Jesuit Father David A. Brown, an astronomer, July 20, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) ...