• During the visit to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy on the occasion of the 325th anniversary of its foundation

    Pope Leo XIV signed the oversized replica of the commemorative stamp

    During his visit to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy marking the 325th anniversary of its foundation, Pope Leo XIV signed the oversized reproduction of the commemorative stamp issued by the Postal and Philatelic Service of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems of the Governorate of the Vatican City State. The event took place on Monday afternoon, April 27, at the historic headquarters of the Pontifical Academy, Palazzo Severoli, located in Piazza della Minerva in Rome.

  • Vatican Postal and Philately Service commemorative special issue on April 25, 2026

    Stamp, folder, commemorative envelope and special die emissionis postmark for the 325th  anniversary of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

    The Postal and Philately Service of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems of the Governorate of the Vatican City State has produced a commemorative philatelic series, a folder, a commemorative envelope, and a special postmark dedicated to the 325th  anniversary of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, a historic institution of the Holy See founded in 1701 with the mission of training diplomats destined to serve the Catholic Church throughout the world.