From the Catholic Church Magisterium

Pius VII

Decree of Approval for the Work "Elements of Astronomy" by Giuseppe Settele, in support of the Heliocentric System (1820-08-16)

Vatican Council I

Dogmatic Constitution "Dei Filius" (1870)

Leo XIII

The Relevance of Philosophy and the Heritage of Aquinas for the Work of Theologians (1879)
Encyclical Aeterni Patris
Ut Mysticam. Motu Proprio on the Re-establishment and enlargement of the Vatican Observatory (1891)
La Specola Vaticana. Nove Papi, una missione

Excerpts from Documents of the Catholic Church on Specific Issues

Pius XI

Deum creatorem venite adoremus. Inaugural speech for the new buildings of the Vatican Observatory at Castelgandolfo (1935-09-29)
La Specola Vaticana. Nove Papi, una missione

Pius XII

Vatican Council II

Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World: "Gaudium et Spes" (1965-12-07 )

Paul VI

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Key-points concerning Faith, Reason and Scientific Knowledge (1997)

Benedict XVI

Francis