Pope appoints new president of Pontifical Academy of
Sciences
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| Professor Joachim von Braun was elected President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences by Pope Francis - RV |
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis appointed Professor
Joachim von Braun as the new President of the Pontifical Academy of
Sciences on Wednesday.
Professor von Braun is Ordinary Professor of Economics and
Technological Change, as well as Director of the Center for Development
Research at the University of Bonn in Germany.
He told Vatican Radio's Mario Galgano his goal as head of
the Academy will be to seek solutions for inequality and the destruction of the
environment.
Professor von Braun said the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
has a unique role to play in the world of science because it is a "global
academy" and not linked to any specific nation.
He said the 80 members composing the Academy are from
different countries and religious backgrounds and many hold Nobel Prizes for
their contribution to science.
This, he said, means the Academy "has become a very
influential body in the world of science".
Professor von Braun said the Academy focuses on "the
big issues with which humanity is confronted".
"I find it particularly important that we find
solutions to the two major problems of inequality - lack of justice, hunger,
and poverty - on the one hand and the destruction of the environment and
nature."
He said that, because these two themes are interrelated,
"academicians from diverse science backgrounds can view these problems in
new ways and offer solutions to overcome them."
(Devin Sean Watkins)
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