Vatican Observatory
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The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest active astronomical observatories in the world, with its roots going back to 1582 and the Gregorian reform of the calendar.
The Vatican Observatory stands at the forefront of scientific research.
The Vatican Observatory stands at the forefront of scientific research.
Brother Guy will be the guest for COSMIC PERSPECTIVE RADIO, hosted by Andy Poniros. Thursday, Nov. 13th, 6:00pm-7:00pm ET.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Brother Guy will be the guest for COSMIC PERSPECTIVE RADIO, hosted by Andy Poniros. Thursday, Nov. 13th, 6:00pm-7:00pm ET.
WPKN 89.5 fm & live streaming at wpkn.org/listen-live/
WPKN 89.5 fm & live streaming at wpkn.org/listen-live/
VOF Newsletter 2025-10-22: Br. Guy is back in Rome, working on an exhibit of a dozen incredible space telescope images to be displayed at the VO's visitor center in Castel Gandolfo.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
VOF Newsletter 2025-10-22: Br. Guy is back in Rome, working on an exhibit of a dozen incredible space telescope images to be displayed at the VO's visitor center in Castel Gandolfo.
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Br. Guy Consolmagno on praying as a scientist | The Spiritual Life Podcast with host James Martin, S.J.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Br. Guy Consolmagno on praying as a scientist | The Spiritual Life Podcast with host James Martin, S.J.
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Request a Speaker from the Vatican Observatory!
Vatican astronomers and outreach specialists are frequent speakers, both in person and online, at public events and in classrooms all around the world for students of all ages.
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Vatican astronomers and outreach specialists are frequent speakers, both in person and online, at public events and in classrooms all around the world for students of all ages.
www.vaticanobservatory.org/request-a-sp...
October 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Request a Speaker from the Vatican Observatory!
Vatican astronomers and outreach specialists are frequent speakers, both in person and online, at public events and in classrooms all around the world for students of all ages.
www.vaticanobservatory.org/request-a-sp...
Vatican astronomers and outreach specialists are frequent speakers, both in person and online, at public events and in classrooms all around the world for students of all ages.
www.vaticanobservatory.org/request-a-sp...
"Conserving and protecting the nighttime environment is also about nurturing the human spirit and strengthening our bond with the natural world and with one another."
From: @darkskyintl.bsky.social (on Facebook)
From: @darkskyintl.bsky.social (on Facebook)
October 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"Conserving and protecting the nighttime environment is also about nurturing the human spirit and strengthening our bond with the natural world and with one another."
From: @darkskyintl.bsky.social (on Facebook)
From: @darkskyintl.bsky.social (on Facebook)
Sign up for the ACME Workshop in January!
The Astronomy for Catholics in Ministry and Education (ACME) is a four-day workshop sponsored by the Vatican Observatory Foundation that provides an overview of the universe from a religious perspective to educators in Catholic schools and parishes.
The Astronomy for Catholics in Ministry and Education (ACME) is a four-day workshop sponsored by the Vatican Observatory Foundation that provides an overview of the universe from a religious perspective to educators in Catholic schools and parishes.
September 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Sign up for the ACME Workshop in January!
The Astronomy for Catholics in Ministry and Education (ACME) is a four-day workshop sponsored by the Vatican Observatory Foundation that provides an overview of the universe from a religious perspective to educators in Catholic schools and parishes.
The Astronomy for Catholics in Ministry and Education (ACME) is a four-day workshop sponsored by the Vatican Observatory Foundation that provides an overview of the universe from a religious perspective to educators in Catholic schools and parishes.
Check out our Podcast - available on several streaming platforms, and from our website! You'll hear from Vatican astronomers and their accomplished special guests as they explore the wonder of God's surprising universe.
www.vaticanobservatory.org/podcast/
www.vaticanobservatory.org/podcast/
September 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Check out our Podcast - available on several streaming platforms, and from our website! You'll hear from Vatican astronomers and their accomplished special guests as they explore the wonder of God's surprising universe.
www.vaticanobservatory.org/podcast/
www.vaticanobservatory.org/podcast/
September 2025 Newsletter #1 - I didn’t know…
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Brother Guy is crossing the U.S. giving a superhuman number of talks. Over and over he heard the exclamation “I didn’t know the Vatican had an observatory!” (We get that a lot).
So, please let people know we exist!
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Brother Guy is crossing the U.S. giving a superhuman number of talks. Over and over he heard the exclamation “I didn’t know the Vatican had an observatory!” (We get that a lot).
So, please let people know we exist!
September 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
September 2025 Newsletter #1 - I didn’t know…
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Brother Guy is crossing the U.S. giving a superhuman number of talks. Over and over he heard the exclamation “I didn’t know the Vatican had an observatory!” (We get that a lot).
So, please let people know we exist!
mailchi.mp/vaticanobser...
Brother Guy is crossing the U.S. giving a superhuman number of talks. Over and over he heard the exclamation “I didn’t know the Vatican had an observatory!” (We get that a lot).
So, please let people know we exist!
Vatican Observatory Foundation Newsletter, August 13, 2025 - Topsy Turvy…
Brother Guy Consolmagno writes from New Zealand, where he discusses the end of his 2nd term as Director of the Vatican Observatory, and his delight with the appointment of Father D’Souza.
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Brother Guy Consolmagno writes from New Zealand, where he discusses the end of his 2nd term as Director of the Vatican Observatory, and his delight with the appointment of Father D’Souza.
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August 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Vatican Observatory Foundation Newsletter, August 13, 2025 - Topsy Turvy…
Brother Guy Consolmagno writes from New Zealand, where he discusses the end of his 2nd term as Director of the Vatican Observatory, and his delight with the appointment of Father D’Souza.
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Brother Guy Consolmagno writes from New Zealand, where he discusses the end of his 2nd term as Director of the Vatican Observatory, and his delight with the appointment of Father D’Souza.
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Australian Jesuits posted a transcript of a lecture delivered by Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. about his book ‘A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars’ - July 29, 2025, at the Melbourne campus of the Australian Catholic University.
August 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Australian Jesuits posted a transcript of a lecture delivered by Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. about his book ‘A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars’ - July 29, 2025, at the Melbourne campus of the Australian Catholic University.
July Newsletter #2 - Hidden Treasure
Br. Guy Consolmagno is in Perth, attending a meeting of the Meteoritical Society. He got a chance to visit the Western Australia Museum - their warehouse looks like the final scene from the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark!
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Br. Guy Consolmagno is in Perth, attending a meeting of the Meteoritical Society. He got a chance to visit the Western Australia Museum - their warehouse looks like the final scene from the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark!
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July 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
July Newsletter #2 - Hidden Treasure
Br. Guy Consolmagno is in Perth, attending a meeting of the Meteoritical Society. He got a chance to visit the Western Australia Museum - their warehouse looks like the final scene from the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark!
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Br. Guy Consolmagno is in Perth, attending a meeting of the Meteoritical Society. He got a chance to visit the Western Australia Museum - their warehouse looks like the final scene from the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark!
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May 2025 Newsletter #2 - Event Horizon
Br. Guy attended Sunday Mass with our new Pope, and looks forward to meeting with him. He also discusses the myriad endeavors of Vatican Observatory staff, our upcoming Summer School, and his future trip to Australia!
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Br. Guy attended Sunday Mass with our new Pope, and looks forward to meeting with him. He also discusses the myriad endeavors of Vatican Observatory staff, our upcoming Summer School, and his future trip to Australia!
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May 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
May 2025 Newsletter #2 - Event Horizon
Br. Guy attended Sunday Mass with our new Pope, and looks forward to meeting with him. He also discusses the myriad endeavors of Vatican Observatory staff, our upcoming Summer School, and his future trip to Australia!
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Br. Guy attended Sunday Mass with our new Pope, and looks forward to meeting with him. He also discusses the myriad endeavors of Vatican Observatory staff, our upcoming Summer School, and his future trip to Australia!
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May 2025 Newsletter #1 - Looking Toward the Future
Br. Guy was in Glasgow giving interviews, attending meetings and visiting the historic Jodrell Bank Observatory. Then, he took a train to London for even more meetings; he'll take even more trains, on the way to Rome.
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Br. Guy was in Glasgow giving interviews, attending meetings and visiting the historic Jodrell Bank Observatory. Then, he took a train to London for even more meetings; he'll take even more trains, on the way to Rome.
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May 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
May 2025 Newsletter #1 - Looking Toward the Future
Br. Guy was in Glasgow giving interviews, attending meetings and visiting the historic Jodrell Bank Observatory. Then, he took a train to London for even more meetings; he'll take even more trains, on the way to Rome.
mailchi.mp/vaticanobser...
Br. Guy was in Glasgow giving interviews, attending meetings and visiting the historic Jodrell Bank Observatory. Then, he took a train to London for even more meetings; he'll take even more trains, on the way to Rome.
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Br. Guy, ever the story-teller, reminisces about times Pope Francis met with Vatican Observatory staff and our Summer School students.
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April 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Br. Guy, ever the story-teller, reminisces about times Pope Francis met with Vatican Observatory staff and our Summer School students.
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VOF April 2025 Newsletter #1
This month, April, is notable for the unusual convergence of a number of different religious calendars that are linked to the Moon. We also give a shout-out to Astronomers Without Borders' Global Astronomy Month.
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This month, April, is notable for the unusual convergence of a number of different religious calendars that are linked to the Moon. We also give a shout-out to Astronomers Without Borders' Global Astronomy Month.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
VOF April 2025 Newsletter #1
This month, April, is notable for the unusual convergence of a number of different religious calendars that are linked to the Moon. We also give a shout-out to Astronomers Without Borders' Global Astronomy Month.
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This month, April, is notable for the unusual convergence of a number of different religious calendars that are linked to the Moon. We also give a shout-out to Astronomers Without Borders' Global Astronomy Month.
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March 2025 Newsletter #2 - False Divisions
In this week's newsletter, Br. Guy reflects on a visit to Tennessee, where he's reminded that, whether there, or in New York or in Rome, we're all under the same sky.
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In this week's newsletter, Br. Guy reflects on a visit to Tennessee, where he's reminded that, whether there, or in New York or in Rome, we're all under the same sky.
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April 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
March 2025 Newsletter #2 - False Divisions
In this week's newsletter, Br. Guy reflects on a visit to Tennessee, where he's reminded that, whether there, or in New York or in Rome, we're all under the same sky.
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In this week's newsletter, Br. Guy reflects on a visit to Tennessee, where he's reminded that, whether there, or in New York or in Rome, we're all under the same sky.
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March 2025 Newsletter #1 - Spring Forward
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As we head into Lent, Br. Guy and members of the Vatican Observatory Foundation staff are doing outreach events across the U.S.
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As we head into Lent, Br. Guy and members of the Vatican Observatory Foundation staff are doing outreach events across the U.S.
March 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
March 2025 Newsletter #1 - Spring Forward
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As we head into Lent, Br. Guy and members of the Vatican Observatory Foundation staff are doing outreach events across the U.S.
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As we head into Lent, Br. Guy and members of the Vatican Observatory Foundation staff are doing outreach events across the U.S.
January 2025 Newsletter #3 - A Cause for Celebration
Br. Guy's new book has arrived! It has LOTS of photos, history, spirituality and even poetry from David H. Levy!
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Br. Guy's new book has arrived! It has LOTS of photos, history, spirituality and even poetry from David H. Levy!
https://buff.ly/3EeE6WB
January 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
January 2025 Newsletter #3 - A Cause for Celebration
Br. Guy's new book has arrived! It has LOTS of photos, history, spirituality and even poetry from David H. Levy!
https://buff.ly/3EeE6WB
Br. Guy's new book has arrived! It has LOTS of photos, history, spirituality and even poetry from David H. Levy!
https://buff.ly/3EeE6WB
Jan. 2025 Newsletter #2 - Casting a Webb
We're delighted to announce the selection of 25 international students for the 2025 Vatican Observatory Summer School! These students will receive an overview of the major JWST results, and tutorials for processing JWST data.
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We're delighted to announce the selection of 25 international students for the 2025 Vatican Observatory Summer School! These students will receive an overview of the major JWST results, and tutorials for processing JWST data.
https://buff.ly/3DSkQOo
January 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Jan. 2025 Newsletter #2 - Casting a Webb
We're delighted to announce the selection of 25 international students for the 2025 Vatican Observatory Summer School! These students will receive an overview of the major JWST results, and tutorials for processing JWST data.
https://buff.ly/3DSkQOo
We're delighted to announce the selection of 25 international students for the 2025 Vatican Observatory Summer School! These students will receive an overview of the major JWST results, and tutorials for processing JWST data.
https://buff.ly/3DSkQOo
VOF Dec. 2024 Newsletter #2 - Waiting for Christmas
Br. Guy is back in Tucson after an eight day silent retreat; Br. Bob Macke's HO-scale model of Rome’s Church of St. Ignatius is on display for the start of the 2025 Jubilee.
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Br. Guy is back in Tucson after an eight day silent retreat; Br. Bob Macke's HO-scale model of Rome’s Church of St. Ignatius is on display for the start of the 2025 Jubilee.
https://buff.ly/3DjXwci
December 19, 2024 at 4:22 PM
VOF Dec. 2024 Newsletter #2 - Waiting for Christmas
Br. Guy is back in Tucson after an eight day silent retreat; Br. Bob Macke's HO-scale model of Rome’s Church of St. Ignatius is on display for the start of the 2025 Jubilee.
https://buff.ly/3DjXwci
Br. Guy is back in Tucson after an eight day silent retreat; Br. Bob Macke's HO-scale model of Rome’s Church of St. Ignatius is on display for the start of the 2025 Jubilee.
https://buff.ly/3DjXwci
Robert Lorenz SJ and Christopher M. Graney wrote this article for La Civiltà Cattolica about what the stars tell us how God's creation works.
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December 19, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Robert Lorenz SJ and Christopher M. Graney wrote this article for La Civiltà Cattolica about what the stars tell us how God's creation works.
www.laciviltacattolica.com/stars-tell-u...
www.laciviltacattolica.com/stars-tell-u...
Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. gave a talk at the First Presbyterian Church, New Bern, on October 20th, 2024.
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December 17, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. gave a talk at the First Presbyterian Church, New Bern, on October 20th, 2024.
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With Thanksgiving and Giving Tuesday behind us, Br. Guy Consolmagno discusses what he is most thankful for at the Vatican Observatory Foundation.
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December 6, 2024 at 4:22 PM
With Thanksgiving and Giving Tuesday behind us, Br. Guy Consolmagno discusses what he is most thankful for at the Vatican Observatory Foundation.
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https://buff.ly/3ZAhWX5
VOF November 2024 Newsletter #2 - Cambridge Autumn
Br. Guy Consolmagno is in Cambridge, giving talks at the Institute of Astronomy and at St. Edmund’s College. Br. Guy notes that St. Edmund’s College hosted Fr. Georges Lemaître exactly a hundred years ago.
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Br. Guy Consolmagno is in Cambridge, giving talks at the Institute of Astronomy and at St. Edmund’s College. Br. Guy notes that St. Edmund’s College hosted Fr. Georges Lemaître exactly a hundred years ago.
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November 21, 2024 at 12:04 AM
VOF November 2024 Newsletter #2 - Cambridge Autumn
Br. Guy Consolmagno is in Cambridge, giving talks at the Institute of Astronomy and at St. Edmund’s College. Br. Guy notes that St. Edmund’s College hosted Fr. Georges Lemaître exactly a hundred years ago.
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Br. Guy Consolmagno is in Cambridge, giving talks at the Institute of Astronomy and at St. Edmund’s College. Br. Guy notes that St. Edmund’s College hosted Fr. Georges Lemaître exactly a hundred years ago.
https://buff.ly/49gy7MB
Have you heard of the Bluesky social media platform? The Vatican Observatory is there with a growing number of astronomers, scientists, physicists, engineers, artists and more!
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October 25, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Have you heard of the Bluesky social media platform? The Vatican Observatory is there with a growing number of astronomers, scientists, physicists, engineers, artists and more!
https://buff.ly/40fyF2A
https://buff.ly/40fyF2A