• February 11, 1858: First Apparition of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes

    On this day dedicated to Mary, we commemorate the 97th Anniversary of the founding of the Vatican City State

    It was Thursday, February 11, 1858, when the Virgin Mary appeared to fourteen-year-old Bernadette Soubirous at the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes. It was the first of eighteen apparitions.

  • New agreement between the Hera Group and the Vatican City State for integrated waste management

    The Governorate of the Vatican City State and the Hera Group have launched a new phase of their collaboration by signing an agreement that entrusts Herambiente S.p.A. – a Hera Group company specializing in waste treatment and recovery – with the overall management of environmental services within Vatican territory and in the areas specified in Articles 15 and 16 of the Lateran Treaty.

  • Three States, One Tribute to Saint Francis: the Numismatic Triptych Dedicated to the Canticle of the Creatures is born

    Italy, San Marino and the Vatican together Celebrate the Saint of Assisi

    Rome, 4 May 2026 – “The Canticle of the Creatures”, one of the most celebrated texts of European spiritual and literary tradition, takes center stage in a shared numismatic project involving the Italian Republic, the Republic of San Marino and the Vatican City State. The result is a triptych of copper coins with a nominal value of €0.75 each, conceived as a single narrative in three chapters dedicated to the work composed by Saint Francis of Assisi around 1224, considered the earliest known text of Italian literature whose author is known.

  • Vatican City State

    Presentation of the Vatican City State