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On Saturday, May 17, Guy Consolmagno, an astronomer and planetary scientist at the Vatican Observatory, spoke to graduates at Georgetown University’s commencement ceremony. He began his speech by acknowledging that many are surprised to hear that the Vatican operates its ...

A new book claims that Vatican astronomers are looking for extraterrestrials.

A Vatican astronomer has offered to baptize any extraterrestrials that might come in contact with Earth. Extraterrestrials may have souls, and Guy Consolmagno, a planetary scientist at the Vatican observatory, says he would baptize an ET if it asked him ...