International cooperation in the spotlight

In recent years the Customs Services of the Governorate have undertaken a process of modernization and innovation to align with today’s challenges. Thus, the Protocol of Cooperation between the Vatican City State and the Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) was signed to established a coordinated system of controls and information exchange with Italy. We spoke about this with Gianni Lasaracina, Head of the Customs Services of the Governorate, who explained its strategic role and functions in this interview for www.vaticanstate.va.

The Postal and Philatelic Service of the Governorate of Vatican City State celebrates the reopening of the Basilica of Saint Benedict in Norcia — rebuilt after the severe damage caused by the 2016 earthquake — with the issue of a stamp and a special “Die Emissionis” postmark.

Under the Gaze of the Sedes Sapientiae

On the occasion of the six hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, one of the oldest academic institutions in Europe, the Philatelic and Postal Service of the Governorate of the Vatican City State has chosen to pay tribute to this historic cultural landmark with the issue of a commemorative stamp and a special postmark.

At the service of faith and science

“Why do you stand looking at the sky?” (Acts 1:11). This was the theme of the conference held on Tuesday afternoon, 28 October, at the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See in Rome.

Leadership Oriented Toward Supporting Integral Human Development

Five significant dimensions of “women in Christian religious life today” — presence, formation, diversity, complexity, and service — were illustrated by Sr. Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, during a lecture at the Dominican Philosophical Institute of Bologna on Friday morning, October 24.