Brother Thomas Binish Mulackal, of the Fatebenefratelli Order (Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God), inaugurated an over-the-counter pharmacy in the Charlemagne Wing of Saint Peter’s Square on Monday morning, 16 December. Fr. Iulian Misariu, OFM Conv., Chaplain, blessed the premises for the occasion.

Gratitude for the valuable contribution

Christmas is always an opportunity to gather together in friendship and communion, as it is also for those who are united in their vocation and mission to preserve the artistic, historical and cultural heritage of the Vatican Museums in order to pass it on to the next generations.

At the service of Jubilee visitors and pilgrims

An over-the-counter pharmacy, under the direction of the Vatican Pharmacy, will be available in Saint Peter’s Square in view of the expected increase in the number of visitors and pilgrims for the Jubilee. The new facility will sell healthcare products that do not require prescriptions, such as supplements and personal hygiene products. Brother Binish Thomas Mulackal of the Order of Fatebenefratelli, Director of the Vatican Pharmacy, talks about the new facility in the following interview.

A New Post Office in Saint Peter’s Square

Security, sustainability and accessibility were the guiding principles that inspired the decision to set up a new post office in Saint Peter’s Square. It will be inaugurated on 19 December, and will replace the old mobile post office which “went into retirement” on 5 December. The new prefabricated facility was built specifically to be easily dismantled and reused, as Mr. Antonino Intersimone, Director of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems, explains in the following interview. The post office is not permanently fixed to the Square, and will be located in the same spot as the previous mobile post office. In line with environmental sustainability standards, its floor, load-bearing structure and furniture are made entirely from wood.

A new Post Office in Saint Peter’s Square to welcome pilgrims and visitors to the Vatican during the Jubilee

On Thursday morning, 19 December, Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, and Mr. Matteo Del Fante and Mr. Giuseppe Lasco, respectively, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Poste Italiane, will inaugurate a new post office in Saint Peter’s Square.