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On the morning of Thursday, 21 November, a 29-metre tall red fir tree from the Municipality of Ledro in Trento Region, was delivered to Saint Peter’s Square by special transport organized by the Santoni firm.
It will be raised on Friday, 22 November, and will be decorated with ornaments and lights by the Directorate for Infrastructures and Services of the Governorate of Vatican City State.
At the conclusion of the Christmas Season, wood from the tree will be used to make an art piece that will be displayed at “Ledro Land Art”, which showcases installations made with natural materials, in the heart of Pur’s pine forest in Val di Ledro.
Forty years of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the United States of America are not only a milestone, but a significant step on the journey of friendship and collaboration. To commemorate the anniversary, the Postal and Philately Service of the Governorate of the Vatican City State issued a postage stamp, which was officially unveiled on Monday morning, September 16, in the conference room of the Vatican Museums. A special postmark with the date of issue [die emissionis ] was prepared for the occasion, reproducing the coats of arms of the Holy See and the United States of America. The postmark reads “40th of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the United States of America”, “Poste Vaticane” and “die emissionis 16.09.2024”.
Twenty days from the entry into force of the Decree of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State on Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence, the Governorate is offering computer skills training courses.
The courses were organized thanks to the professional contribution of technicians from the Information Systems Service and the Internet Service Provider of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems. They are aimed at employees of the Governorate and are structured with exams and assessments.
On the feast of Saint Michael Archangel, Patron of the Gendarmerie, Sunday 29 September at 17:00, and as part of the "Music to the Museums 2024" exhibition, at the Polo Museale of Castel Gandolfo, in the Pontifical Palace, will be held a concert "Ensemble di ottoni" of the Band of the Corps of the Gendarmerie of the Vatican City State.
Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, highlighted the “precious contribution” of the Canadian Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums, to the mission of the Vatican Museums, “an essential cornerstone of the Governorate”, during an address read aloud on his behalf, by Msgr. Terence Hogan, Coordinator of the Office for Relations with Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museum, on Thursday afternoon, 31 October. Msgr. Hogan read the Cardinal’s words after celebrating Holy Mass in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace, to mark the conclusion of the annual visit of the Canadian Chapter to the Vatican.
Il premio speciale “Marisa Bellisario”, promosso dalla Fondazione omonima, è stato conferito a Suor Raffaella Petrini, Segretario Generale del Governatorato dello Stato della Città del Vaticano.
La cerimonia di premiazione della XXXVI edizione si terrà a Roma il 14 giugno.
Il Governatorato dello Stato della Città Vaticano nella realizzazione del programma di sviluppo della mobilità sostenibile, lanciato nel novembre dello scorso anno e denominato “Conversione Ecologica 2030”, continua a sostituire gradualmente le vetture di proprietà dello Stato con veicoli elettrici, al fine di rendere il proprio parco auto a impatto zero entro il 2030.
Papa Francesco ha affidato al Cardinale Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, Presidente del Governatorato dello Stato della Città del Vaticano, e all'Arcivescovo Giordano Piccinotti, Presidente dell'Amministrazione del Patrimonio della Sede Apostolica, “l'incarico di realizzare un impianto agrivoltaico ubicato all'interno della zona extraterritoriale di Santa Maria di Galeria, che assicuri, non soltanto l'alimentazione elettrica della stazione radio ivi esistente, ma anche il completo sostentamento energetico dello Stato della Città del Vaticano”. Così nella Lettera Apostolica in forma di Motu Proprio Fratello Sole del 21 giugno 2024.
Enrollment to the “Saint Francis and Saint Clare” Child Care Centre, promoted by the Governorate, is now open to children of Vatican employees.
A show with songs, dance and music and an explosion of joy and enthusiasm. Like many knights errant, children who participated in Estate Ragazzi at the Vatican reached the end of their journey. They decided to organize a party to say farewell. On Tuesday afternoon, 25 July, they met in the Paul VI Hall and invited Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, Sister Raffaella Petrini, President and General Secretary of the Governorate of Vatican City State, respectively, parents, relatives and friends. The Cardinal greeted the children and joked with them.
“Tutt’Altro – Quando l’Altro è Tutto” (Something else all together – When the Other is Everything) is the theme of the sixth edition of the summer camp, Estate Ragazzi in the Vatican, which will resume on Monday, 16 June and run until Friday, 1 August. Promoted by the Governorate of Vatican City State, it is open to children of employees of the Governorate and of the Holy See.
The Knights errant of the literary genius Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra – Don Quixote de la Mancha and Sancho Panza – will be the protagonists of Estate Ragazzi, 2024, the Vatican’s summer camp, promoted by the Governorate of Vatican City State and organized by Father Franco Fontana, Director of the Salesian community in the Vatican and chaplain of the Directorate for Security and Civil Protection and of Vatican Museums. Participating children will explore the characters of the literary masterpiece, “The Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha” (original title in Spanish El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha)and will encounter new challenges and heroic adventures focused on the themes of kindness, generosity and courage.
I Cavalieri erranti usciti dal genio letterario di Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - Don Chisciotte della Mancia e Sancio Panza - saranno i protagonisti dell'Estate Ragazzi in Vaticano dell'edizione 2024. Su di loro si confronteranno i bambini e i ragazzi che parteciperanno all'oratorio estivo promosso dal Governatorato dello Stato della Città del Vaticano e coordinato da don Franco Fontana, direttore della comunità salesiana in Vaticano e cappellano della Direzione dei servizi di sicurezza e di protezione civile e dei Musei Vaticani. Attraverso la storia del capolavoro della letteratura mondiale Don Chisciotte della Mancia (in spagnolo El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha), i ragazzi saranno stimolati ad affrontare nuove sfide, a compiere avventure e imprese eroiche intorno a tematiche quali la gentilezza, la generosità, il rispetto e il coraggio.
Celebrating Saint Barbara, a martyr who offered her life for Christ, is an opportunity to remember how much sacrifice is involved in the mission of firefighters. Under the protection of their Patroness, firefighters contribute to the Advent of the Kingdom of God, with their activities, their professionalism and their dedication to others, Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, highlighted during Holy Mass in the Church of Maria, Madre della Famiglia (Mary, Mother of the Family), on Sunday morning, 22 December. The Feast of Saint Barbara was also an opportunity for the families of firefighters to get together and enjoy a moment of refreshment together, three days before the Solemnity of Christmas. The Mass was attended by Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Secretary General of the Governorate, Mr. Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi, Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti and Mr. Davide Giulietti, respectively, Director and Deputy Director of the Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services, Mr. Paolo De Angelis, Coordinator of the Fire Brigade and Fr. Franco Fontana, Chaplain of the Directorate of Security and Civil Protection Services and of the Vatican Museums.
As part of its development programme for sustainable mobility, launched in November of last year and called “Ecological Conversion 2030, the Governorate of Vatican City State is continuing to gradually replace the State’s vehicles with electrical vehicles, in an effort to achieve zero impact by 2030.
The Christmas atmosphere has also reached the Pontifical Palace of Castel Gandolfo, brightening it up with the climate of the season’s festivities. as indicated by a series of events that took place on Tuesday morning, 10 December, including the inauguration of a nativity scene and the lighting of a Christmas tree.
From the heart of the state - The Governorate is told: it is the title of the quarterly online periodical, promoted and published by the Governatorate of the Vatican City State.
Fourteen electric vehicles, including 4 Melex passenger vehicles for the Gendarmerie and 10 Goupil utility vehicles for the working needs of the Vatican City State have joined the car park inventory. Newly supplied by the company Exelentia (Italian Mobility Factory), the additions facilitate the Governorate’s continuing implementation of its sustainable mobility development program launched in November 2023 with the title “Ecological Conversion 2030”. In addition, Exelentia will donate two electric vehicles appropriately modified for papal needs.
“The financial reform that Pope Benedict began and that Pope Francis continued with dedication has brought great changes to the structures and procedures of the Holy See and Vatican City State”, said Sister Raffaella Petrini, Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist and General Secretary of Vatican City State, in her address to participants in a workshop on “Transparency and Accountability in the Catholic Church: A Practical Journey”. The meeting was held on Wednesday morning, 19 June, in the Old Synod Hall in the Vatican.
Sister Raffaella Petrini, General Secretary of the Governorate of Vatican City State, commemorated International Day of Women in Diplomacy, celebrated each year on 24 June, by attending a small reception at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Holy See.
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