

Welcome to the new Chancellor, H. Em. Peter K.A. Turkson!
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Evolution doesn't conflict with Creation, because evolution presupposes the creation of beings who evolve
Pope Francis
Evolution doesn't conflict with Creation, because evolution presupposes the creation of beings who evolve
Pope Francis
We are not custodians of a museum but cooperators in protecting and developing life and biodiversity
Pope Francis
We are not custodians of a museum but cooperators in protecting and developing life and biodiversity
Pope Francis
We are not custodians of a museum but cooperators in protecting and developing life and biodiversity
Pope Francis
Today’s scientists are more open to religious values and can glimpse the richness of the spiritual world and the light of divine transcendence
Pope Francis
Today’s scientists are more open to religious values and can glimpse the richness of the spiritual world and the light of divine transcendence
Pope Francis
Today’s scientists are more open to religious values and can glimpse the richness of the spiritual world and the light of divine transcendence
Pope Francis
I welcome the fact that the Academy concentrates on new knowledge necessary to confront the scourges of today's society
Pope Francis
I welcome the fact that the Academy concentrates on new knowledge necessary to confront the scourges of today's society
Pope Francis
I welcome the fact that the Academy concentrates on new knowledge necessary to confront the scourges of today's society
Pope Francis
I thank the Academy for its valued cooperation in combating the crime against humanity that is human trafficking
Pope Francis
I thank the Academy for its valued cooperation in combating the crime against humanity that is human trafficking
Pope Francis
I thank the Academy for its valued cooperation in combating the crime against humanity that is human trafficking
Pope Francis
I am convinced of the urgent need for continued dialogue and cooperation between the worlds of science and of faith
Pope Benedict XVI
I am convinced of the urgent need for continued dialogue and cooperation between the worlds of science and of faith
Pope Benedict XVI
I am convinced of the urgent need for continued dialogue and cooperation between the worlds of science and of faith
Pope Benedict XVI
Science's task is a patient yet passionate search for the truth about the cosmos, nature and the constitution of the human being
Pope Benedict XVI
Science's task is a patient yet passionate search for the truth about the cosmos, nature and the constitution of the human being
Pope Benedict XVI
Science's task is a patient yet passionate search for the truth about the cosmos, nature and the constitution of the human being
Pope Benedict XVI
The Church doesn't expect science merely to follow principles of ethics. It expects “charity of knowledge”
Pope Francis
The Church doesn't expect science merely to follow principles of ethics. It expects “charity of knowledge”
Pope Francis
The Church doesn't expect science merely to follow principles of ethics. It expects “charity of knowledge”
Pope Francis
The meetings of the Academy have contributed to a more fruitful dialogue between the Church and the scientific community
Pope St John Paul II
The meetings of the Academy have contributed to a more fruitful dialogue between the Church and the scientific community
Pope St John Paul II
The meetings of the Academy have contributed to a more fruitful dialogue between the Church and the scientific community
Pope St John Paul II
The meetings of the Academy have contributed to a more fruitful dialogue between the Church and the scientific community
Pope St John Paul II
Academicians
Zeresenay “Zeray” Alemseged
Werner Arber
Frances Hamilton Arnold
Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato
David Baltimore
Antonio M. Battro
David Baulcombe
Robert Eric Betzig
Helen M. Blau
Thierry Boon-Falleur
Joachim von Braun
Luis Ángel Caffarelli
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Chien-Jen Chen
Steven Chu
Aaron J. Ciechanover
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
Francis S. Collins
Suzanne Cory
Edward M. De Robertis
Stanislas Dehaene
Francis L. Delmonico
Ewine Fleur van Dishoeck
Jennifer A. Doudna
Gerhard L. Ertl
Albert Eschenmoser
Elaine Fuchs
Antonio García-Bellido
Reinhard Genzel
Fabiola Gianotti
Takashi Gojobori
Theodor W. Hänsch
Mohamed H.A. Hassan
Edith Heard
Stefan W. Hell
Michael Heller
Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
Klaus von Klitzing
Jürgen A. Knoblich
Eric S. Lander
Nicole Marthe C. Le Douarin
Tsung-Dao Lee
Yuan-Tseh Lee
Jean-Marie Lehn
Pierre Jean Léna
Jane Lubchenco
Juan Maldacena
Yuri Ivanovich Manin
Jürgen Mittelstraß
Erna Möller
Salvador Moncada
Rudolf Muradyan
Sergey Petrovich Novikov
Ryoji Noyori
José Nelson Onuchic
William D. Phillips
Stefano Piccolo
John Charles Polanyi
Ingo Potrykus
Stanley Prusiner
Yves Quéré
Veerabhadran Ramanathan
Chintamani N.R. Rao
Peter Hamilton Raven
Martin John Rees
Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe
Carlo Rubbia
Roald Zinnurovich Sagdeev
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
Maxine F. Singer
Wolf Joachim Singer
Susan Solomon
Donna T. Strickland
Hans Tuppy
Rafael Vicuña
Cédric Villani
Edward Witten
Maryanne Wolf
Shinya Yamanaka
Chen Ning Yang
Ada E. Yonath
Antonino Zichichi
Events
Basic science for human development, peace, and planetary health
Concept Note The Pontifical Academy of Sciences has held conferences and issued ...
Resilience of People and Ecosystems under Climate Stress
A new initiative by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences to bring researchers, policy ...
Reconstructing the Future for People and Planet
The Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS) has a track record of eminent events ...
Publications
Science and Survival. A focus on SARS-CoV-2 and connections between large-scale risks for life on this planet and opportunities of science to address them
Proceedings of the Plenary Session | 7-9 October 2020 J. von Braun, M. Sánchez ...
Transformative Roles of Science in Society: From Emerging Basic Science Toward Solutions for People’s Wellbeing
Proceedings of the Plenary Session | 12-14 November 2018 J. von Braun, M. Sánchez ...
Science and Sustainability. Impacts of Scientific Knowledge and Technology on Human Society and its Environment
Proceedings of the Plenary Session | 25-29 November 2016 W. Arber, J. von Braun, M. ...
Evolving Concepts of Nature
Proceedings of the Plenary Session | 24-28 October 2014 Acta 23 | Vatican City, ...
Statements
Final Statement of the Workshop on Health of the Seas and Oceans and their Role in the Present and Future of Humanity
The ocean and its seas make the planet habitable for all life forms, including ours, ...
Final Statement of the Workshop on Looking to the Future: Stem Cells, Organoids and Regenerative Medicine
Abstract Stem cell therapies, once a dream, are now becoming a reality. The term stem ...
Preventing Nuclear War and War Against Civilian Populations: Also a Task for the Sciences
Humankind is again confronted with a grave threat, arising from armed conflicts and ...