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Outer Space and Humanity at a Crossroads: A New Frontier of the Common Good

An interview with Catholic Astronaut: Col. Mike Hopkins
In the vastness of space, where everything appears distant and sterile, one astronaut chose to bring his faith with him. Mike Hopkins—an engineer, pilot, and man of science—made a remarkable decision: he carried consecrated particles in his spacesuit, allowing him to receive Communion every week while aboard the spacecraft. In this moment, the question of whether God exists in the infinite expanse of space takes on a deeply personal answer.

This interview is reproduced here with the permission of RSI.