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Stephen Hawking was a longtime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences

March 14, 2018

The academy said he told four popes he wanted to 'advance the relationship between Faith and Scientific Reason'

Follow drug supply chains to corrupt banks, says Pope

November 29, 2016

The Pope addressed the Pontifical Academy of Sciences during a seminar on drug abuse prevention

The UN is not ‘the devil’, and the Vatican is free to work with it, says bishop

July 16, 2015

Bishop Sanchez backs collaboration on any project that does not contradict Church doctrine

Vatican official hits back at pro-life critic over UN invitation

June 01, 2015

'You and your cohort are out in the cold,' sociologist Margaret Archer tells campaigner

Pope Francis’s comments on the Big Bang are not revolutionary. Catholic teaching has long professed the likelihood of human evolution

October 31, 2014

The Church has a centuries-long history of promoting scientific inquiry

Morning Catholic must-reads: 28/10/14

October 28, 2014

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Francis hails Benedict XVI as a ‘great pope’ as he unveils sculpture

October 27, 2014

Bust of Benedict XVI is installed at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/01/14

January 13, 2014

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

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