May 12, 2026 : Refounded by Pope Leo XIII in 1891, members of this premier Catholic Institute of Astronomy met with his successor Pope Leo XIV in a private audience.
The Vatican Observatory recently announced that four asteroids have been named after important figures in its history, including Pope Leo XIII, who re-founded the institute in 1891 after the loss of the papal territories.
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