A sign of Spain’s presence in the heart of the Holy See

The Virgin most beloved by the Spanish people, she who most influenced the evangelization of the Iberian Peninsula - appearing to the Apostle James in the year 40 A.D. - now has her image reproduced on the wall of the Bastione di Maestro in the Vatican Gardens. It was Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, President emeritus of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, who presided over the inauguration and blessing of the new ceramic panel on Wednesday morning, September 24.

In astronomy, beauty and joy meet: the signs of the presence of God. Knowing what beauty and joy mean allows you to recognize them even in prayer and thus understand what to look for in science. This was stated by the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, former Director of the Vatican Observatory, from 2015 to September 19^th 2025, in this interview with www.vaticanstate.va.

The 28th Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress concluded on September 19 with the Vatican Delegation in attendance. The delegation was led by Antonino Intersimone, Director of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Services, accompanied by Fr. Felice Bruno F.D.P., head of the Vatican Postal and Philatelic Service, and Vincenzo Marrese.

Placing the Human Person at the Center: Towards an Economy of Care and Dignity

In recent decades, two epochal events—the  global financial crisis in 2008 and the Covid-19 pandemic—have profoundly shaken the foundations of traditional economic models, clearly exposing their structural limitations. In this context, a reflection has gained renewed momentum across academic, political, and religious spheres: the urgent need to rethink the economy starting from the centrality of the human person, with his or her inviolable dignity and inherent fragility.

Sixty Roses Planted in the Vatican Gardens

Sixty rose bushes were planted in the Rose Garden of the Vatican Gardens to commemorate the 190th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Colombia (1835–2025).