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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV visits the Ataturk Mausoleum on November 27, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV is greeted by Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy during an official welcome ceremony at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. In the center: Portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding father of the Republic of Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV visits the Ataturk Mausoleum on November 27, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV is greeted by Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy (C) during an official welcome ceremony at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Left: Portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding father of the Republic of Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV visits the Ataturk Mausoleum on November 27, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV attends an official welcome ceremony at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV attends an official welcome ceremony at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV poses for an official photograph during a visit to the Ataturk Mausoleum on November 27, 2025 in Ankara, Turkey during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV steps from the aircraft for an official welcome ceremony at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV On The Plane To Turkey

Pope Leo XIV meets with journalists on the papal flight from Rome to Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Right: Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV On The Plane To Turkey

Pope Leo XIV meets with journalists on the papal flight from Rome to Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV On The Plane To Turkey

Pope Leo XIV meets with journalists on the papal flight from Rome to Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Inauguration Of Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives the pallium, or lambswool stole, a symbol of the papacy during a Mass for the formal inauguration of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 18, 2025. Photo by Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inauguration Of Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives the pallium, or lambswool stole, a symbol of the papacy during a Mass for the formal inauguration of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 18, 2025. Photo by Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Future Pope Leo XIV and Pope Francis At A Mass on Feb. 2025 - Vatican

US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost (R) (future Pope Leo XIV) celebrates a Mass on the Jubilee of the Armed Forces, Police and Security Personnel presided by Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square, Vatican on February 09, 2025. Three months later Robert Francis Prevost would be elected to the papacy as Pope Leo XIV. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Future Pope Leo XIV and Pope Francis At A Mass on Feb. 2025 - Vatican

US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost (L) (future Pope Leo XIV) celebrates a Mass on the Jubilee of the Armed Forces, Police and Security Personnel presided by Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square, Vatican on February 09, 2025. Three months later Robert Francis Prevost would be elected to the papacy as Pope Leo XIV. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Future Pope Leo XIV and Pope Francis At A Mass on Feb. 2025 - Vatican

US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost (L) (future Pope Leo XIV) celebrates a Mass on the Jubilee of the Armed Forces, Police and Security Personnel presided by Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square, Vatican on February 09, 2025. Three months later Robert Francis Prevost would be elected to the papacy as Pope Leo XIV. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Pope Francis - Vatican

A general view during the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter‚Äôs Square on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope when elected in 2013. Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he promoted a more humble version of the papacy than many of his predecessors. He will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Pope Francis - Vatican

France's First Lady Brigitte Macron, France's President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump arrive at the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter‚Äôs Square on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope when elected in 2013. Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he promoted a more humble version of the papacy than many of his predecessors. He will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Pope Francis - Vatican

A general view during the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter‚Äôs Square on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope when elected in 2013. Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he promoted a more humble version of the papacy than many of his predecessors. He will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Pope Francis - Vatican

Delegates attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter‚Äôs Square on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope when elected in 2013. Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he promoted a more humble version of the papacy than many of his predecessors. He will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of Pope Francis - Vatican

US President Donald Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump arrive at the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter‚Äôs Square on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope when elected in 2013. Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he promoted a more humble version of the papacy than many of his predecessors. He will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Photo by Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Faithful Faces At The Funeral Of Pope Francis - Vatican

A young faithful holds a photo of late Pope Francis during the funeral procession arrives at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore during the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope when elected in 2013. Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he promoted a more humble version of the papacy than many of his predecessors. He will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Photo by CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Faithful Faces At The Funeral Of Pope Francis - Vatican

A young faithful holds a photo of late Pope Francis during the funeral procession arrives at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore during the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope when elected in 2013. Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he promoted a more humble version of the papacy than many of his predecessors. He will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Photo by CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis celebrates marriage for 20 couples during a nuptial Mass in St. Peter's Basilica , Vatican on Sept. 14, 2014, including some who already have kids , a sin under Catholic Church teaching. The ages of the newlyweds range from 25 to 56, and among them there are those who are already living together, those who already have children, those who met in church. It is quite rare for a pope to celebrate public weddings. John Paul II did it twice, in 1994 and 2000, while Benedict XVI never officiated the sacrament during his papacy. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis leads the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican on September 4, 2013. Pope Francis has been named Person of the Year by Time magazine. During his nine months in office, the Pope had pulled "the papacy out of the palace and into the streets", managing editor Nancy Gibbs said. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Retired Pope Benedict XVI is publicly defending the Catholic Church’s traditional rule of priestly celibacy, the former pontiff’s most explicit effort so far to influence a decision by his successor Pope Francis, who is considering a proposal to routinely ordain married men as Roman Catholic priests for the first time in almost a millennium. -- Pope Francis hosted a celebration for the 65th anniversary of the priestly ordination of his predecessor Benedict, the pope emeritus at the Vatican on June 28, 2016. Joseph Ratzinger, who took the name Benedict XVI when he was elected to the papacy in 2005, attended the celebration in the Sala Clementina within the Apostolic Palace. More than thirty cardinals were also present, as well as a number of other invited guests. Benedict XVI, was ordained a priest June 29, 1951, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul , in the cathedral of Freising. His older brother Georg was ordained with him. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 a

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Marc Ouellet (Canada) attends the Palm Sunday mass in St Peter s Square, Vatican on April 2, 2023. - Ouellet served as Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada from 2003 to 2010. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II on 21 October 2003 and was considered a possible candidate for election to the papacy in both 2005 and 2013. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Marc Ouellet (Canada) at the Vatican March 4, 2013. - Ouellet served as Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada from 2003 to 2010. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II on 21 October 2003 and was considered a possible candidate for election to the papacy in both 2005 and 2013. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Marc Ouellet (Canada) near the Vatican on June 4, 2009. Ouellet served as Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada from 2003 to 2010. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II on 21 October 2003 and was considered a possible candidate for election to the papacy in both 2005 and 2013. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Marc Ouellet (Canada) attends the Palm Sunday mass in St Peter s Square, Vatican on March 24, 2024. - Ouellet served as Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada from 2003 to 2010. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II on 21 October 2003 and was considered a possible candidate for election to the papacy in both 2005 and 2013. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Cardinals ‘Papabile’ - Vatican

File photo - Cardinal ‘papabile’ Marc Ouellet (Canada) attends a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican on August 30, 2022. - Ouellet served as Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada from 2003 to 2010. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II on 21 October 2003 and was considered a possible candidate for election to the papacy in both 2005 and 2013. He is considered, within the church and the curia, one of the papal names, and could be the Successor of Peter. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun

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Vatican Observatory

★Papal astronomer the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno director of the Vatican Observatory since 2015, is looking through the Carte du Ciel telescope a 19th century model with a focal of 360cm on June 2021 at the headquarters of the Specola Vatican (Vatican Observatory) in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on June 14, 2021. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to study the scientific data and implications involved in the reform of the Gregorian calendar which occurred in 1582. From that time and with some degree of continuity the Papacy has manifested an interest in and support for astronomical research. In fact, three early observatories were foun