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Jubilee of the Holy See: A Special Afternoon in a Family Celebration at the Vatican Museums

A family celebration

“I grew up in a small town where contact with the arts was limited to visiting the local museum, whereas here we have an immense heritage spanning from antiquity to the present day.” This is just one of the many comments made from those who visited the Vatican Museums in celebration of the Jubilee of the Holy See on Monday, June 9.

Vatican Observatory Summer School 2025 explores the universe with the James Webb Telescope

With the arrival of twenty-four young astronomers from twenty-two countries, the new edition of the Vatican Observatory Summer School (VOSS) officially began on June 1, 2025, hosted as usual in the evocative location of the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo. This Summer School, now in its nineteenth edition since 1986, represents a high-level biennial event in the international panorama of astronomical education.

Passage of the last stage of the Giro d'Italia in the Vatican Gardens

"Cycling is as important a sport as any. So thank you for everything you do - you are truly exemplary! And I hope, as you well train your body, your spirit too will also be blessed and that you will be attentive always to the whole human being: body, mind, heart and spirit.

The Belgian Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums visits the Vatican

On Wednesday afternoon, May 28, the Belgian Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums began their annual visit with the celebration of the Holy Mass in the Church of Mary, Mother of the Family in the Vatican Governorate. The Mass was celebrated by Monsignor Terence Hogan, Coordinator of the Office for Relations with the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums.

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