Past Projects Archive
“Windows of the Loggias of Raphael” Project
- 2024
In order to better preserve the frescoes along the Lodges, the plan is to replace these windows with new, energetic efficient ones and at the same time renovate and bring frescoes back to original colors.
Anima Mundi Museum Entrance Project
- 2022
Anima Mundi, “soul of the world”, is a collection of 80,000 objects representing the artistic, cultural, and spiritual traditions, and testimonies from people around the world.
The Shroud of Turin in the Light of Faith and Science
- 2021
The Shroud of Turin in the Light of Faith and Science The Shroud of Turin is the most controversial relic of all time. Christian tradition has recognized it to be the linen that wrapped the body of Jesus Christ. Some have claimed that the Shroud is a medieval fake. Others staunchly contest that claim based [...]
The Vatican Observatory: 400+ Years of Science and Faith by Fr Paul Mueller
- 2021
The Vatican Observatory: 400+ Years of Science and Faith by Fr Paul Mueller The Vatican Observatory is an astronomical research and education institution originally founded in 1582 to explain and defend the new Gregorian calendar. The Church has had a long-standing interest in astronomy, due to the astronomical basis by which holy days and Easter [...]
Transhumanism: The Imperfect Scientific Quest for Human Perfection
- 2021
Transhumanism: The Imperfect Scientific Quest for Human Perfection The transhumanist movement thinks that it is time to use biotechnology to radically enhance human intelligence, strength, mood, memory, lifespan, and even romantic love, well beyond what medicine considers healthy. Father Baggot explored how the ancient wisdom of the Church responds to the questions about human happiness [...]
Restoration of the Bramante Courtyard
- 2021
Restoration of the Bramante Courtyard RESTORATION OF THE BRAMANTE COURTYARD Total cost €7.7 million APAVM contribution €500,00 Period: 2020 - 2021 Duration: 1 Year
Catholic Cosmologies: From St. Paul to the Big Bang
- 2021
Catholic Cosmologies: From St. Paul to the Big Bang Man has always been curious about how the universe works and has been proposing cosmological theories, from angels and demons to photons and quarks. Every cosmology, from materialism to Catholicism, is based on assuming things that we may not even realize we are assuming, things we [...]
The Mystery of Eucharistic Miracles
- 2021
The Mystery of Eucharistic Miracles Catholics understand that Jesus is perfectly present in the Eucharist because they recall the words recited by Jesus over bread and wine at his Last Supper: “This is my body. This is my blood.” Using beautiful artistic images, Father Collins traced the Jewish origins of the Eucharist and spoke of [...]
Faith, Science and the Unity of Truth
- 2021
Faith, Science and the Unity of Truth Many assume that a choice must be made between faith and science, since the two seem naturally incompatible. Dr Williams made the case that not only are faith and science natural allies, they are also two complementary ways of knowing truth, and that for many centuries, people of [...]