Happy Birthday, Mr Mandela!
Today Nelson Mandela, a man that has left a distinctive mark in history, turns 90. The event has been celebrated in many ways during the last weeks, and I’m happy to have attended at least one of those parties!
Galileo now a Vatican hero
Looks like a statue of Galileo Galilei is to be erected inside the Vatican walls, as reported by TimesOnline. So maybe the Catholic Church really wants to close the discussion about the great scientist and his Inquisition trial by clearly recognizing his great figure. There has recently been a lot of discussion on this topic, specifically on statements by the current Pope (the-Pope-formerly-known-as-Ratzinger).
