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Address to the Plenary Session on ‘The Origins and Early Evolution of Life’

22 October 1996

John Paul II refers to Pius XI’s hope that the Academy would become a Senatus scientificus. In relation to the origins of life and the universe the Pope asks: ‘How do the conclusions reached by the various scientific disciplines coincide with those contained in the message of Revelation? And if, at first sight, there are apparent contradictions, in what direction do we look for their solution?’ Continue reading Address to the Plenary Session on ‘The Origins and Early Evolution of Life’