Coins and Stamps

The Governorate launches its new we…

The Governorate of Vatican City State is committed to the promotion of institutional communication.

The launch of the new website, www.vaticanstate.va, and the creation of an...

14 September, 2024

13 September: SAINT JOHN CHRISTOPHE…

He suffered to bear witness to the Gospel

‘Glory to God, in all things’: with these words, on 14 September 407, Saint John Chrysostom, ‘Golden Mouth’...

13 September, 2024

8 September: Nativity of the Blesse…

The Birthday of the Mother of Jesus

The Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church are united in their celebration of the Nativity of Mary. This feast...

8 September, 2024

Agreement between the Governorate a…

For another thousand years of splendour

"The Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls - Jubilee 2025": is the theme of the Agreement between the Governorate...

6 September, 2024

An interview with Professor Andrea …

Assistance to all Vatican residents and employees

The Governorate’s Directorate of Health and Hygiene is responsible for medical and health care, public health and hygiene, emergency...

6 September, 2024

5 September: Saint Teresa of Calcut…

The little pencil in God’s hands

“God still loves the world and He sends you and me to be His love and His compassion to the...

5 September, 2024

Jacopo Zucchi, Procession of Saint Gregory the Great, 1578 - 1582, Vatican Museums.

Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and D…

He is one of the first four Doctors of the Church of the West, who promoted the evangelization of England and laid down the fundamental...

3 September, 2024

Circle of Siciolante, Girolamo said the Sermoneta (Sermoneta 1521 - Rome 1575); or circle of Vasari, Giorgio (Arezzo 1511 - Florence 1574), Altarpiece: Saint Sebastian receives the crown and the palm of martyrdom, mid-sixteenth century, Vatican Museums.

In September, Castel Gandolfo celeb…

A protector against the evils of body and spirit

In 1867, in the middle of August, an epidemic of cholera hit the Castelli Romani. Albano Laziale’s...

2 September, 2024

First issue of the quarterly

FROM THE HEART OF THE STATE - THE GOVERNORATE IS TOLD

From the heart of the state - The Governorate is told: it is the title...

30 August, 2024

An interview with the Director of t…

A cultural hub open to visitors from all over the world

In the last ten years, the Pontifical Villas have undergone a gradual transformation, from summer...

28 August, 2024

Apostolic Nunciature in the United States (Washington D.C.)

A stamp to celebrate 40 years of di…

On Monday, 16 September, a stamp will be presented in the Conference Hall of the Vatican Museums by Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga

Forty years ago, the...

27 August, 2024

Workshop at the Specola Vaticana (V…

Spirituality and astronomy

“Spirituality and Astronomy 2024 -- ‘When They Saw the Star, They Rejoiced with Great Joy’” is the theme of a workshop that takes...

26 August, 2024

26 August: Liturgical memorial of B…

The space of a smile

“Our new Blessed lived that way: in the joy of the Gospel, without compromises, loving to the very end. He embodied...

26 August, 2024

Michelangelo Buonarroti, San Bartolomeo (particolare del Giudizio Universale) 1536-1541, Cappella Sistina, Musei Vaticani.

24 August: Saint Bartholomew the Ap…

An Israelite without guile

Bartholomew was one of the twelve disciples who followed Jesus after the Baptism in the Jordan River. His name is included in...

24 August, 2024

Sr. Raffaella Petrini e l’Ambasciatore di Panamá svelano l'immagine del francobollo per il centenario delle relazioni diplomatiche tra Santa Sede e il Paese del Canale

Sister Raffaella Petrini and the Am…

Friendship linking relations between the two States

Among the initiatives organized for the centenary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Panama is also the...

23 August, 2024

Raffaello Sanzio, (Urbino 1483 - Rome 1520), Coronation of the Virgin (called Oddi Altarpiece), 1502 - 1504, Vatican Museums.

22 August: Liturgical memorial of t…

Not a distant sovereign, but a tender Mother who is close to us

“From the earliest ages of the catholic church a Christian people, whether in...

22 August, 2024

21 August: Liturgical memorial of S…

The Pope of Catechism and of the First Holy Communion of children

Saint Pius X, in the world Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, wrote the following words in...

21 August, 2024

100th fountain in Vatican Gardens d…

A fascinating unicum

On Monday, 5 July 2010, during his address for the inauguration of the new fountain in the Vatican Gardens dedicated to Saint Joseph...

19 August, 2024

Giulio Romano and Giovan Francesco Penni, coronation of the Virgin (known as Our Lady of Monteluce), Vatican Museums.

15 August: Assumption of the Virgin…

“For which reason, after we have poured forth prayers of supplication again and again to God, and have invoked the light of the Spirit of...

15 August, 2024

Sr. Raffaella Petrini invited to th…

The Secretary General of the Governorate, Mr. Raffaella Petrini, attended the 142nd Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus, which took place from 6 to...

13 August, 2024

A stamp that unites Saint Peter’s C…

This year marks the centenary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Panama. To commemorate the event, on 21 May, the Governorate of Vatican...

13 August, 2024

The Governorate of Vatican City Sta…

The Governorate of Vatican State has inaugurated its X (Twitter) account, aimed at informing the public on its activities.

The creation of the account, “Governatorato SCV”...

7 August, 2024

Santa Chiara d'Assisi (part.), wooden table attributed to the Master of Santa Chiara (1283), in both sides eight panels tell anecdotes of his life (Left transept of the Basilica della Santa in Assisi)

Sunday, 11 August, memorial of the …

Universal Patron Saint of television and telecommunications

On Christmas eve of 1252, Saint Clare was ill and confined to her dormitory bed in Assisi’s San Damiano...

7 August, 2024

An interview with the engineer, Sal…

The technological beating heart

A technological heart filled with humanity that cares for the environment. A structure aimed at making a leap in matters of development...

2 August, 2024

An interview with the Director of t…

A spirit of welcome and charitable hospitality

The Vatican Pharmacy is unique and distinguishes itself from other pharmacies not only because it is located inside Vatican...

31 July, 2024

Estate Ragazzi 2024 concludes with …

A celebration to say “Arrivederci” until next year

A show with songs, dance and music and an explosion of joy and enthusiasm. Like many knights errant...

29 July, 2024

Planting an orange tree in the Vati…

In memory of the Apparition of Our Lady of Altagracia

Our Lady of Altagracia has been protecting and accompanying the people of the Dominican Republic since...

24 July, 2024

An interview with Paolo De Angelis…

Protecting people and emergency response

With its 35 members, the Fire Brigade of Vatican City State is responsible for the complete protection of people, places and...

23 July, 2024

Signed a Memorandum of Understandin…

The Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services of the Governatorate of the Vatican City State and the Agency for National Cybersecurity of the Italian...

19 July, 2024