Faith & Science Conference – Rome

The Faith and Science Conference in Rome is a hybrid, webinar and in-person, scheduled for Friday-Sunday, 11-13 December 2026. Rescheduling was necessary due to Pope Francis’ passing. Pope Leo XIV will host a special audience for registrants in the Vatican, pending availability. Cardinal Turkson, Chancellor, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, will open the conference in prayer.

Contemplative Network and The Scientific and Medical Network are cofounding partners. Faith speakers include Abrahamic Jewish, Christian, and Islamic contemplative clergy. Science speakers include SMN’s President, Dr. Bernard Carr, who studied under Stephen Hawking, and Dr. Federico Faggin, inventor of the microprocessor, who is currently researching consciousness. The agenda topics of Physics to Creation, Chemistry to Life, Biology to Consciousness, and Psychology to Mysticism, will be enhanced by Rome art, including the Sistine Chapel.

The event is dedicated to Thomas Keating and will includes periods of contemplative prayer.

Please see the link below for more information.