The Templeton Prize for work in science and religion goes to a Polish catholic priest

The Templeton Prize is the biggest ($1.6 million)  given by a philanthropy.

Priest-Cosmologist Wins $1.6 Million Templeton Prize - New York Times

In a telephone interview, Professor Heller explained his affinity for the two fields: “I always wanted to do the most important things, and what can be more important than science and religion? Science gives us knowledge, and religion gives us meaning. Both are prerequisites of the decent existence.”

Professor Heller said he planned to use his prize to create a center for the study of science and theology at the Pontifical Academy of Theology, in Krakow, Poland, where he is a faculty member.