ALBANO LAZIALE, ITALY - JULY 20: (EDITOR NOTE: STRICTLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO MERCHANDISING). Pope Leo XIV visits the Specola Vaticana (Vatican Observatory) at Castel Gandolfo on July 20, 2025 in Albano Laziale, Italy. Pope Leo XIV will resume using the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo for the next six weeks of the summer. The Vatican Observatory (Italian: Specola Vaticana) is an astronomical research and educational institution supported by the Holy See. Originally based in the Roman College of Rome, the Observatory is now headquartered in Castel Gandolfo, Italy and operates a telescope at the Mount Graham International Observatory in the United States. (Photo by Simone Risoluti - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)
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Science meets religion in the centuries-old Vatican Observatory

CNN's Christopher Lamb visits the Vatican Observatory, a centuries-old center of astronomical research where faith and science intersect. Reverend Richard D'Souza explains how his team studies meteorites and continues the search for extraterrestrial life.

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ALBANO LAZIALE, ITALY - JULY 20: (EDITOR NOTE: STRICTLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO MERCHANDISING). Pope Leo XIV visits the Specola Vaticana (Vatican Observatory) at Castel Gandolfo on July 20, 2025 in Albano Laziale, Italy. Pope Leo XIV will resume using the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo for the next six weeks of the summer. The Vatican Observatory (Italian: Specola Vaticana) is an astronomical research and educational institution supported by the Holy See. Originally based in the Roman College of Rome, the Observatory is now headquartered in Castel Gandolfo, Italy and operates a telescope at the Mount Graham International Observatory in the United States. (Photo by Simone Risoluti - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)
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