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Urbana parish hosts Vatican astronomer via Skype seeking answers to big questions

By: Jennifer Willems   -   November 30, 2016   -   Featured Article astronomy, Brother Guy Consolmagno, St. Patrick Parish, Urbana, Vatican

Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory in Rome, addresses a crowd via Skype at Trinity Hall of St. Patrick Parish in Urbana on Nov. 20. (The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems)

URBANA — Being on two different continents didn’t seem to matter much when St. Patrick Parish here hosted a “visit” from Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory in Rome, on Nov. 20. With the help of Skype, the seven-hour time difference melted away, making it possible for parishioners and their guests to […]