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Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Ethiopian paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged unveils the skull named "Selam," discovered in an area of Ethiopia called Dikika, in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, in this Sept. 20, 2006, file photo. Alemseged, who discovered the fossilized remains of the "world's oldest child," has been appointed by Pope Francis as a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. (CNS photo/Euan Denholm, Reuters)

Pope names two prominent U.S.-based experts to Vatican science academy

Carol Glatz|Apr 13, 2022|2 Min Read

Pope Francis has named Cardinal Peter Turkson chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Cardinal Turkson, pictured in a Feb. 11, 2022, photo, succeeds Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, who will be 80 in September. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope Francis gives new Vatican role to Cardinal Turkson

Catholic News Agency|Apr 4, 2022|2 Min Read

(Screenshot via CNA)

Pope Francis: Be God's people, not God's elite

Catholic News Agency|Dec 1, 2020|3 Min Read

Maryanne Wolf. (Image via MaryanneWolf.com)

Pope Francis names UCLA literacy expert to pontifical academy

Catholic News Agency|Oct 12, 2020|2 Min Read

Fabiola Gianotti at the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest particle accelerator, beneath the France-Switzerland border. (Claudia Marcelloni/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via CNA)

Pope Francis names leading physicist to pontifical academy

Catholic News Agency|Sep 29, 2020|2 Min Read

Mario Draghi at a press conference at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. (360b/Shutterstock)

Pope Francis appoints former European Central Bank chief to pontifical academy

Catholic News Agency|Jul 10, 2020|2 Min Read

Pope Francis appointed Frances H. Arnold, a Nobel-winning chemical engineer from the United States, to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Arnold, 63, is the Linus Pauling professor of chemical engineering, biochemistry and bioengineering at the California Institute of Technology and director of its bioengineering center. (CNS photo/Caltech)

Pope names Nobel-winning U.S. chemical engineer to papal think tank

Catholic News Service|Oct 24, 2019|2 Min Read

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