What follows is based on some of the questions that we get asked.
Why is the Vatican interested in astronomy?
What is the mission statement for the Vatican Observatory, at least in part?
Is the Church looking for something in space, for example, a sign from above, for lack of a better way to put it?
It seems to have been the Jesuit Priests who have been most involved with the sciences for the Church. Is this a valid statement?
Do you report your findings directly to the Holy See? What is the pope's involvement in the Vatican Observatory?
Does the pope have a personal interest in astronomy?
How did you personally become interested in astronomy, and what led you to become a Jesuit astronomer?
Is one of the roles that the Vatican Observatory plays in astronomy that of verifying what other astronomers are telling the public in order to make sure what they are reporting to the public is actually true?
What is the Vatican Observatory's position on the use of Mount Graham, a precious mountain resource, for an astronomical observatory?
