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Francesco De Federicis Pope Leo XIII in 1898.

The Vatican Observatory has named four asteroids after key figures in its history, including the Pope who refounded the observatory in 1891.

Mehdi Kasumov The Catholic University of America is in Washington, D.C.

U.S. President Donald Trump has eliminated the National Science Foundation board, citing “constitutional questions” raised in a 2021 Supreme Court case.

Left: Cover of ‘Mary’s Voice in the Gospel According to John’ by Michael Pakaluk. Right: Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, “The Virgin in Prayer,” National Gallery, London.

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Daniel Ibáñez / CNA Statue of St. Peter on St. Peter's Square at the Vatican

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