Vatican prepares for extraterrestrial disclosure
…the conference demonstrates a welcome openness by the Vatican on the possibility and implications of extraterrestrial life. The Vatican’s openness to discussion of extraterrestrial life is no accident. It is part of an openness policy secretly adopted by the United Nations in February 2008. In fact, the Vatican is playing a leading role in preparing the world for extraterrestrial disclosure.

Vatican astronomers are searching for alien life, say authors
“The records in the Vatican go back centuries,” said Putnam, who is a theologian. “I read two chapters of history concerning the Vatican’s interest in extra-terrestrials.”