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The dialogue between Genesis and science is not a battle but a search for truth. The Catholic Church affirms that “faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth” (St. John Paul II, Fides et Ratio, 1998). Genesis proclaims the ultimate truth: that God is Creator, that creation is good, and that humanity is made in God’s image. Science, through its methods, describes the processes and history of the natural world. When properly understood, the two are not opposed but illuminate each other. 1. Creation of the Universe: Genesis and Cosmology Genesis begins with: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Modern science confirms that the universe had a beginning: the Big Bang, approximately 13.8 billion years ago. Far from contradicting Genesis, this discovery supports the biblical teaching that the universe is not eternal but has an origin. The Belgian Catholic priest and physicist Geo...