Papal addresses to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 1917-2002, and to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, 1994-2002
By: [The Pontifical Academy of Sciences ; preface by Nicola Cabibbo, introduction by Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo ; addresses by Benedict XV, Pius XI, Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI and John Paul II].
Contributors: Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958.; John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963.; Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978.; Pius XI, Pope, 1857-1939.; John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005.; Benedict XV, Pope, 1854-1922.; Cabibbo, N.; Sánchez Sorondo, Marcelo.; Pontificia Accademia delle scienze.
Series: Pontificiae Academiae Scientiarum scripta varia -- 100
Publisher: Ex Aedibus Academics in Civitate Vaticana
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Vatican City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 524
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Doctrines.; Science -- Papal documents.; Religion and science.
Genres: Papal documents.
Description: "The organisation of this volume enables the reader to observe how successive Popes have followed and understood the unfolding of modern scientific research, with its broad range of focus from the beginning of the universe and man's position within it to the origin of life and its evolution"--Dust jacket.
Notes: With brief biographies of the popes, introductions and an index.