We Have Never Been Alone

The modern framing of the question “Are we alone?” often assumes a purely material universe. Yet from a Christian perspective, humanity has never been alone in creation, for God remains immanent in His creation. Holy Scripture and Catholic Tradition have always affirmed the existence of angels and demons, beings of pure intellect. However, there have never been any direct, concrete pronouncements on the existence and nature of extraterrestrial beings. There is no Church dogma on the issue. What it comes down to is an issue of hermeneutics, a broader interpretational framework, metaphysical reasoning, and evidence—not any settled doctrine.