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Vatican Observatory’s new head talks wars, galaxies, and humanity’s fate

Luke Coppen
Sep 28, 2025
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In 1990, the future director of the Vatican Observatory was living in a refugee camp in Jordan.

Fr. Richard D’Souza, S.J., the director of the Vatican Observatory. Credit: Courtesy photo.

Fr. Richard D’Souza was 12 years old at the time, and his family had just lost everything.

D’Souza was born in the Indian city of Pune, but his family emigrated to Kuwait…

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