• At Castel Gandolfo, a Day of Fraternity for the Postal and Philatelic Service of the Governorate

    Reflecting the Light of the One Who Gives

    Storing up treasures in heaven — that is, by giving — in such a way as to reflect light and not the darkness that saddens.
    This was the message of Archbishop Emilio Nappa, Secretary General, as he presided over the Eucharistic concelebration on the morning of Friday, June 20, at the Pontifical Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova in Castel Gandolfo.

  • 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.

  • In Conversation with Two Postal Workers for the Governorate in Vatican City

    When the Recipient of Mail is the Holy Father

    Responsibility, confidentiality, discretion. These are the essential qualities required when delivering correspondence to the Pope and to the various Dicasteries of the Roman Curia, as well as to the offices of the Governorate. They are the defining traits of those entrusted each day with delivering mail within Vatican City.

  • Vatican Philatelic Issues of 7 November 2025 by the Postal and Philatelic Service of the Governorate

    Stamp series, booklet and special first-day cancellation

    Holy Christmas MMXXV

    On the occasion of the 2025 Christmas festivities and the closing of the Jubilee Year, the Postal and Philatelic Service of the Governorate of the Vatican City State has issued the customary philatelic series dedicated to the Nativity.

  • 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.