Sketch by Darilyn Carnes.

Father D’Souza says that the Roman Catholic Church has always been interested in astronomy as an extension of its belief in a transcendent Heaven. The Vatican Observatory started with a search to create an accurate calendar by which to synchronize the activities of the emerging global church.

An interest in Heaven spurred growth of astronomy.
Establishing a new, more accurate calendar.
An early telescope at the Vatican Observatory.

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