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.

As part of its commitment to environmental sustainability and responsible innovation, starting July, for the first time, the Governorate will offer its employees a medium and long term vehicle leasing service.

The "Ecological Conversion 2035" program, launched in 2022 and aimed at reducing CO2 emissions to zero, has accomplished another important goal: Starting June 16, charging stations for electric vehicles owned by the State and private ones belonging to employees of the Governorate and the Holy See will be available at the Petriano parking lot by the Sant’Uffizio (20 "fast" charging points on 10 columns and two "ultra-fast" charging points on an additional column).

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.

"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.