Jesuit Alumnus is appointed by the Pope to the highest heavenly post in the Vatican!

Fr Richard D’Souza SJ

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Fr Richard D’Souza SJ as the new Director of the Vatican Observatory. https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2025/07/31/250731b.html

Fr D’Souza, was born in Pune.

  • BSc Physics, St. Xavier’s College, University of Mumbai, India, 2002
  • MSc Physics, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 2005
  • Bachelors in Philosophy, Jnana Deepa Vidyapeth, Pune, India, 2007
  • Bachelors in Theology, Jnana Deepa Vidyapeth, Pune, India, 2011
  • PhD in Astronomy, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, 2016