Brother Guy Consolmagno

Vatican astronomer says studying cosmos is ‘worship’
- Apr 17, 2018
Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno is the Director of the Vatican Observatory, and spoke to Crux about the relationship between religion and science.

By Charles C. Camosy
Study of the universe ‘an act of worship,’ Vatican astronomer says
- Mar 15, 2018
Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, told a crowd at a Troy Catholic Church that “the study of the universe is an act of worship.”

By Kate Blain
Eclipse thrills, inspires viewers to admire the precision of creation
- Aug 22, 2017
A Catholic parish hosted an eclipse-watching party, as parishioners and visitors wonder at God’s creation. Some travelers made their way to a field the parish owns across the street from the church. Spots were going for $10. Some stayed overnight, camping in tents or in the back of their vehicle. Others, arrived in the pre-dawn hours eager to catch the spectacle.

By Dennis Sadowski

Vatican official visits Kentucky school ahead of solar eclipse
- Aug 20, 2017
Most people in small towns in the United States never expect to meet an official from the Vatican. Due to its prime position for viewing the eclipse, a small town in Kentucky is receiving a visit from the man who runs the Vatican Observatory.

By Associated Press
Vatican stargazers look for divine inspiration
- May 28, 2017
Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican observatory, says, “It (science) always makes my faith stronger because it makes my relationship with the Creator much richer. When I go to pray, the God I encounter in prayer I compare with the God I encounter in creation. And see it is the same God.”

By Josephine McKenna
Top Vatican scientist calls on scientists who believe to ‘come out’
- May 8, 2017
The Vatican Observatory is hosting a major May 9-12 conference on “Black Holes, Gravitational Waves and Space-Time Singularities,” underlining the point that science and religion can actually get along. The director of the observatory says it might help if more scientists who are believers “came out,” sharing their faith.

By John L. Allen Jr.