Space and the Papacy
There has always been a powerful connection in human consciousness between the beauty and otherworldliness of the night sky, and humanity’s religious yearnings toward a reality beyond the mundane. When Pope Leo XIII established an astronomical observatory in 1891, it was as a way of demonstrating th...
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MDPI AG
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/12/654 |