From February 23 to May 27, the Pontifical Lateran University will host the course entitled “Law of the Vatican City State,” coordinated by Matteo Carnì, Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Civil Law of the same University.

For the first time, the Band of the Gendarmerie Corps and the Band of the Pontifical Swiss Guard will perform together. The wind and percussion ensemble will take place in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo on Monday, September 29, at 8:00 p.m., on the feast of the Patron Saint of Vatican City State, Saint Michael the Archangel.

“Dream, Make Choices, Set Priorities”

A total of 2,120 college degrees were awarded by the University of Notre Dame during its 181^st commencement ceremony, Commencement 2026. The event, attended by more than 20,000 people—including students, faculty members, families, and friends—was held at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, in the United States.

“The Barberini Tapestry Workshop – The Resurrection and the Dedication of St. Peter’s Basilica” is the theme of the exhibition inaugurated on Monday afternoon, March 30, in the Conference Hall of the Vatican Museums.

Il programma “Conversione Ecologica 2035”, avviato nel 2022 e finalizzato alla riduzione a 0 delle emissioni di CO2, raggiunge un altro importante obiettivo:

Un ulteriore obiettivo del programma “Conversione Ecologica 2035”, avviato nel 2022 e finalizzato alla riduzione a 0 delle emissioni di CO2, è stato raggiunto: è ora attivo il servizio di ricarica dei veicoli elettrici dello Stato.

Il 20 dicembre 2024, sono stati inaugurati, nel parcheggio del Petriano in Vaticano, 20 punti di ricarica “veloci”, su 10 colonnine, e 2 punti di ricarica “ultra fast”, su una ulteriore colonnina.

A Sign of Friendship 

As a symbolic gesture of friendship between the Vatican City State and the Republic of Azerbaijan, a pomegranate tree was planted in the Vatican Gardens. The occasion was the visit of H.E. Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva, First Vice-President of Azerbaijan.

La Banda musicale del Corpo della Gendarmeria si esibirà in concerto, venerdì, 5 dicembre, alle ore 19.30, nella Basilica romana di San Vitale al Quirinale, nel contesto della rassegna musicale Sacrae Militiae Sonus.

The Musical Band of the Gendarmerie Corps will perform in concert on Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m., in the Roman Basilica of San Vitale at the Quirinale, as part of the musical series Sacrae Militiae Sonus.

The Band—conducted by Maestro Stefano Iannilli and coordinated by Deputy Commissioner of the Gendarmerie Mauro Colaiacomo, will be accompanied by the Giovani Don Bosco choir, directed by Veronica Piscitelli.

È stata benedetta dal Cardinale Rolandas Makrickas, Arciprete coadiutore della Basilica papale di Santa Maria Maggiore, la lignea Croce lituana, collocata nei Giardini Vaticani.

Una statua di Maria Rosa Mistica è stata benedetta in Vaticano, lunedì 14 aprile, dal Cardinale Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefetto del Dicastero per la Dottrina della fede. Alla cerimonia hanno partecipato l’Arcivescovo Emilio Nappa, Segretario Generale del Governatorato dello Stato della Città del Vaticano, e i due Segretari del Dicastero per la Dottrina della fede, Monsignor John Joseph Kennedy e don Armando Matteo. 

The six Benedictine nuns who reside in the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery have been praying for Pope Francis’ recovery, ever since he entered Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.

A calling that sets one on the journey

A calling that becomes contagious—that of Saint Clare of Assisi—when, in San Damiano, even her mother Ortolana and her sister Beatrice embraced the same form of life. This is confirmation that it was not an isolated choice but rather “a calling that even today sets us on the journey, if we listen to it—a calling that provokes processes of inner transformation”.Thus spoke the Bishop of Albano, Monsignor Vincenzo Viva, as he presided over the concelebrated Eucharist on the feast of Saint Clare of Assisi, Monday afternoon, August 11, at the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception of the Poor Clares, located within the territory of the Pontifical Villas. The latter are administered by the Governorate of Vatican City State.

During a ceremony on Monday morning, 3 March, Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, Coadjutor Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major blessed a wooden Lithuanian Cross in the Vatican Gardens.

A statue of Mary Rosa Mystica (Mystic Rose) was blessed in the Vatican on Monday, April 14, by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. The ceremony was attended by Archbishop Emilio Nappa, Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, along with the two Secretaries of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Monsignor John Joseph Kennedy and Father Armando Matteo. 

Con il contributo del Capitolo della Florida dei Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums

Per la rimozione di depositi, il recupero della qualità cromatica e luministica voluta da Michelangelo, il “Giudizio Universale”, conservato nella Cappella Sistina, sarà sottoposto a una manutenzione straordinaria. Per circa tre mesi, il capolavoro di Michelangelo verrà interessato da un intervento di pulitura.

The restoration of tunic, a treasure of the Sancta Sanctorum

A generous new contribution from the Illinois Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums has permitted the restoration of a tunic of the Sancta Sanctorum, which held the most ‘sacred’ relics of Christianity.

A sign of friendship between the Vatican and Guatemala

Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, President of the Pontifical Commission of Vatican City State and President of the Governorate, has been awarded with the highest national honour of Guatemala, the Order of the Quetzal. The award ceremony was held on Thursday morning, 20 June, in the Palace of the Governorate. Guatemalan Minister, Ambassador Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado, and Alfredo Vásquez Rivera, Ambassador of Guatemala to the Holy See, attended the ceremony as representatives of the Guatemalan government.

Act of Entrustment to Mary

A Korean presence in the Vatican Gardens to implore Mary for universal peace is the hope with which a mosaic of Our Lady of Peace Korean was blessed in the Vatican Gardens. The ceremony took place on Friday afternoon, 20 September, during the liturgical memorial of the Martyrs, Saint Andrew Kim Tae-gon, the first ordained priest of Korea, Saint Paul Chông Hasang and their companions.

God Draws Near and Shares Human Frailty

In places of care, God continues to make Himself present each day through the often hidden service of those who work for the good of others. This was emphasized by Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, President Emeritus of the Governorate of Vatican City State, during the celebration of a Holy Mass in honor of the Christmas season on Saturday afternoon, 20 December, in the Church of Mary, Mother of the Family, at the Governorate.