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A new uniform has been introduced for the staff of the Governorate’s Customs Services, designed to effectively meet everyday operational needs while renewing the Administration’s institutional image. The new uniform stems from the need to combine practicality, comfort, and visual consistency, in line with an ever-evolving work environment.
The Musical Band of the Gendarmerie Corps of the Vatican City State, officially established in October 2007 but heir to a much older tradition, represents one of the most significant musical institutions in the Vatican landscape. A new video has been published on the YouTube channel of the Governorate of the Vatican City State to pay tribute to this institution.
A room at the offices of the Republic of Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) has been dedicated to Blessed Carlo Acutis. Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Secretary General of the Governorate of Vatican City State, participated in the dedication ceremony, held on Monday afternoon, 4 November, at the Agency’s headquarters in Rome.
The Postal and Philatelic Service of the Governorate of Vatican City State celebrates the reopening of the Basilica of Saint Benedict in Norcia — rebuilt after the severe damage caused by the 2016 earthquake — with the issue of a stamp and a special “Die Emissionis” postmark.
This year marks the centenary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Panama. To commemorate the event, on 21 May, the Governorate of Vatican City State issued a stamp, produced by the Post and Philately Service.
The stamp will be presented, with the symbolic official cancellation on stamped envelope, on Wednesday afternoon, 21 August, at the end of a eucharistic celebration in Rome’s San Lorenzo in Damaso Basilica, presided by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State.
Sister Raffaella Petrini, General Secretary of the Governorate of Vatican City State, and the outgoing Ambassador of Panama to the Holy See, H.E. Miroslava Rosas Vargas, will attend the presentation. A commemorative volume for the centenary of diplomatic relations will also be offered.
The image of the stamp features two flags and two symbolic images of the two nations: the Cupola of Saint Peter and a landscape that ideally unites the Panama Canal depicting a sunrise on the Pacific Ocean and a sunset on the Atlantic Ocean, that can only be seen in this part of the world.
Forty years ago, the Holy See and the United States of America began diplomatic relations. The Governorate of Vatican City State will issue a stamp by the Post and Philately Service of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems, to commemorate the anniversary.
“On this Vatican hill, we recall the great men, women and children who gave their life for their faith in Jesus, Son of God”, said Msgr. Terence Hogan, Coordinator of the Office for Relations with Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums, during his homily at a Eucharistic celebration on Wednesday afternoon, 29 January, in the Church of Mary, Mother of the Family in the Vatican. The Mass was attended by Lisa and Rick Altig, their son Andy, and a group of members of the Northwest Chapter of the Patrons.
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.
The President of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, Sr. Raffaella Petrini, was invited to deliver a lecture at the Carabinieri Officers’ Academy in Rome. The meeting took place on Saturday morning, 17 January, in the Institute’s Aula Magna, the principal training center of the Carabinieri Corps.
"The Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls - Jubilee 2025": is the theme of the Agreement between the Governorate of Vatican City State and the Heydar Aliyev Foundation of Azerbaijan, which will be signed on Wednesday morning, 11 September, in the Palace of the Governorate, by Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, President of the Governorate, and Anar Alakbarov, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and executive Director.
Cardinal James Michael Harvey, Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saintt Paul Outside the Walls, Sr. Raffaella Petrini, General Secretary of the Governorate, Mr Ilgar Yusif oğlu Mukhtarov, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Holy See and Mr Salvatore Farina, Director of the Directorate of Infrastructures and Services, will participate in the signing ceremony.
The project is funded by the Foundation for the safety and preservation of the marble cladding and decorative apparatuses of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, in preparation for the upcoming Jubilee. The intervention was necessary to ensure the public’s safe transit and passage into the Basilica, as structural movements and widespread rise in water have degraded the marble cladding of the walls and of the columns of the naves.
During the restoration works, the marble surfaces that decorate the aisles and transept of the Basilica will be covered for protection.
An agreement was signed on Friday, April 10, between the Governorate of Vatican City and Elli Mobility, a company of the Volkswagen Group. The agreement concerns the adoption of Elli Mobility’s card and the use of its centralized digital platform to manage the charging of the electric vehicle fleet.
A step forward has been taken toward the construction of an agrivoltaic plant in a vast area of land belonging to the Holy See on the outskirts of Rome, known as Santa Maria di Galeria. On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 12:00 noon, an agreement between the Holy See and the Italian Republic was signed at Palazzo Borromeo, the headquarters of the Embassy of Italy to the Holy See in Rome, as announced by a communiqué from the Holy See.
“Icons of Hope: A Journey of Faith in the Vatican Museums” is the theme of an exhibition on Eastern icons, which will take place from 16 December to 16 February 2025, at the Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone in Rome.
An international conference, titled “Sharing hope – Horizons for Cultural Heritage”, will be held in the Conference Hall of the Vatican Museums at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, 15 February. Promoted by the Dicastery for Culture and Education and the Governorate of Vatican City State’s Directorate of Museums and Cultural Heritage, the conference is part of events that have been organized for the Jubilee of Artists and the World of Culture.
In a statement by the Directorate of the Economy, the Governorate of Vatican City State has announced that as of Monday, 13 January 2025, the “Annona” supermarket will be closed for renovation works to the entire building.
In the Vatican on November 11, in the Bologna Hall of the Apostolic Palace, the annual meeting for 2025 of the Joint Committee between the Vatican City State and the European Union was held in accordance with the provisions of the Monetary Convention of 17 December 2009, regarding the use of the Euro as the official currency within the Vatican State and the procedures for its issuance.
Il Governatorato dello Stato della Città del Vaticano, di fronte alle mutate abitudini in materia di informazione degli ultimi anni, modernizza e digitalizza la sua comunicazione.
Rientra in questo ambito l’apertura di un account Instagram Governatorato_SCV.
As made public by the Holy See Press Office on Friday, 21 November, Pope Leo XIV, by a Motu Proprio signed on 19 November, repealed Article 8, no. 1 of the Fundamental Law of the State of Vatican City and replaced it as set out below, establishing that not only Cardinals, but also “other members,” may hold the office of President of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City.
The Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office on Saturday, 3 January, announced that Pope Leo XIV has appointed Professor and Attorney Ulisse Corea, as Adjunct Judge of the Tribunal of the Vatican City State. Prof. Corea is an of Associate Professor of Civil Procedural Law at the University of Tor Vergata Rome.
The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, announced today the appointment of Fr. Richard Anthony D'Souza, S.J., as the new Director of the Vatican Observatory. He succeeds Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J, whose mandate of 10 years will expire on September 19, 2025. With this appointment, Pope Leo XIV has confirmed the succession process that had been underway before the death of Pope Francis.
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