José Gabriel Funes

José Gabriel Funes (31 January 1963 –) is an Argentine Jesuit priest and astronomer who was the Director of the Vatican Observatory.

Quotes

• We go back, in the sense that we also explore the beginning of the universe from the point of view of science, but we also go far away, because we also study the farthest, the most distant galaxies ... And this brings up the questions that we all should ask about the relationship between science and faith. I think this is the mission of the Observatory: go out to the truly most distant boundaries, the boundaries of the universe, that is always a gift of God.
  • To the edge of the universe: the Vatican Observatory welcomes Pope Francis (16 July 2013) Vatican Radio