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Everything revolves around this structure when organizing and planning events, both institutional ones and those from beyond the Vatican. The Events Planning Office is central to the Governorate and to those who have to plan recurrent events or a one-off event. The managers of the Events Planning Office, which is under the authority of the General Secretariat of the Governorate of Vatican City State, explain how they work in the following interview.
A message of peace, fraternity, and harmony comes from the Nativity scene set up this year in St Peter’s Square. Its creation was a collective effort by the Diocese of Nocera Inferiore–Sarno. Representing the entire local community it offers figures of holiness through its art, its agricultural products, its traditions and its various cultural expressions.
The integration of cash management with digital payments, the automation of the Vatican Pharmacy’s warehouse, and the full development of credit and remote sales operations to ensure greater accuracy, transparency, and control. These are the projects that the Vatican Pharmacy will implement over the course of 2026. They are discussed in this interview with www.vaticanstate.va by Br. Thomas Binish Mulackal of the Order of the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God (Fatebenefratelli), Director of the Vatican Pharmacy.
There is no shortage of challenges to face for a reality as vast as that of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems of the Governatorate of the Vatican City State. In particular, in a world in rapid updating, especially in the technological and scientific field, the acquisition of the latest innovations is an absolute necessity. On the other hand, the Directorate has competences ranging from Post and Philatelic, to Networks and telephones, but also to computer systems and all security against possible attacks of cyberpirates. The director, Antonino Intersimone, talks about this in this interview and says he is ready to face the challenges with competence, agility and a clear strategic vision.
Twelve statues and two sarcophagi: these are the sculptural artefacts housed in the niches of the Atrium of the Four Gates and at the base of the Simonetti Staircase in the heart and main passageway within the Vatican Museums. Recently restored between 2023 and 2024, it is now possible to monitor and study in detail works that had long been awaiting. In this interview with www.vaticanstate.va, Professor Giandomenico Spinola, Deputy Director of the Vatican Museums’ Artistic-Scientific sector, discusses the project.
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.
A team effort led primarily by the Directorate of the Pontifical Villas and involving all the Departments of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, everyone gave their utmost to offer Pope Leo XIV a peaceful period of rest at Villa Barberini in Castel Gandolfo. Dr. Andrea Tamburelli, Director of the Pontifical Villas, speaks about this in an interview for the Governorate’s website news: www.vaticanstate.va
In astronomy, beauty and joy meet: the signs of the presence of God. Knowing what beauty and joy mean allows you to recognize them even in prayer and thus understand what to look for in science. This was stated by the Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, former Director of the Vatican Observatory, from 2015 to September 19th 2025, in this interview with www.vaticanstate.va.
For the first time in the history of the Vatican City State’s numismatic issues, the artistic and creative process behind a coin was carried out entirely on a computer, without using pencils, paper, or sculpting materials, but only the stylus of a graphic tablet. Through this innovative technical approach, the 2024 50-euro gold coin themed “War and Peace” was created. This coin won the Best Gold Coin category of the prestigious international Coin of the Year (COTY) 2025 awards. Achieving this important recognition was the result of a team effort, as explained in this interview by Chiara Principe with www.vaticanstate.va, the designer who has been collaborating with the Vatican City State Mint for thirteen years in coin design.
The primary “vocation” of the Directorate of the Pontifical Villas for 2026 is to ensure a seamless and peaceful stay for Pope Leo during his breaks from the Vatican. This is emphasized by Andrea Tamburelli, Director of the Pontifical Villas in this interview with the Governorate’s website whereby he outlines the activities planned for 2026. www.vaticanstate.va
A call for careful discernment so that Artificial Intelligence may become a tool for the common good, promoting dialogue and fraternity. This appeal was made by Pope Leo XIV to the participants of the AI for Good Global Summit 2025, held in Geneva from July 8 to 11.
It is aimed at everyone interested in following the life and institutional activities of the State of Vatican City through an official, direct and reliable channel of information. This is the new app launched last January 3 to make the contents of the institutional website www.vaticanstate.va more accessible on mobile devices. Engineer Luigi Calcagni, Head of the Internet Service Provider Service of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems, explains this in an interview with www.vaticanstate.va.
A Delegation of the Governorate of Vatican City State took part in the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 17 to 29 November 2025. Promoted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)—of which the State of Vatican City is a member—the United Nations agency for telecommunications, the conference adopted the motto “Universal, meaningful and affordable connectivity for an inclusive and sustainable digital future.”
In this interview with www.vaticanstate.va, Engineer Luigi Salimbeni, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems, takes stock of the meeting.
There is no doubt that the prestigious palaces, structures and buildings of the Vatican require constant conservation work and, at times, more substantial interventions. This was the case for the barracks of the Gendarmerie and the Pontifical Swiss Guards at Castel Gandolfo, but also for the installation of photovoltaic roofing over the Courtyard of the Corazze at the Vatican Museums and on the Vignaccia warehouse in the Vatican Gardens. All of this falls under the responsibility of the Directorate of Infrastructure and Services of the Governorate of Vatican City State, as explained in this interview with www.vaticanstate.va by its Director, Engineer Salvatore Farina.
During 2026, renovation, modernization, and upgrading works will be completed at the barracks of the Corps of Gendarmerie of the Vatican City State and those of the Vatican Fire Brigade. New security systems will also be installed in the Vatican Museums, along with new air-conditioning systems for the Upper Galleries and the Vatican Pinacoteca.
Anniversaries, major historical events, and liturgical celebrations—many occasions find their place in the stamp issue calendar of the Postal and Philatelic Service of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems of the Governorate. Such is the case with the two stamps scheduled to release on Sunday, September 7, for the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis, with four sovereign States jointly issuing these values. Father Felice Bruno, Head of the Postal and Philatelic Service, speaks about this in an interview with www.vaticanstate.va.
She was the first woman to work in the Paintings and Wooden Materials Restoration Laboratory of the Vatican Museums and, in 2017, appointed to head it as chief restorer. Officially retiring on August 1st she can now take stock of her successful career in one of the most prestigious restoration laboratories in the art world, where she worked for 35 years. In this interview with www.vaticanstate.va, Francesca Persegati retraces the history of the laboratory and shares some memorable challenges during her career.
In recent years the Customs Services of the Governorate have undertaken a process of modernization and innovation to align with today’s challenges. Thus, the Protocol of Cooperation between the Vatican City State and the Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) was signed to established a coordinated system of controls and information exchange with Italy. We spoke about this with Gianni Lasaracina, Head of the Customs Services of the Governorate, who explained its strategic role and functions in this interview for www.vaticanstate.va.
Operational activities involving the collection, recovery, transport, treatment, and disposal of municipal and special waste: this is what the agreement signed last December 12 between the Governorate of the Vatican City State and the Hera Group provides for, through its subsidiary Herambiente S.p.A., a company that specializes in waste treatment and recovery. Massimo Toschi, Deputy Director of the Services Sector of the Directorate of Infrastructure and Services of the Governorate, discusses the agreement in this interview with www.vaticanstate.va.
An entire diocese, with all the components of its community, is mobilizing to create and set up the Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square for Christmas 2025. It is the southern Italian Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, within whose territory stands the basilica that houses the mortal remains of Saint Alphonsus de’ Liguori, author of the famous Italian Christmas carol Tu scendi dalle stelle. The Saint himself will be portrayed as a shepherd in the Nativity scene that will be displayed in St. Peter’s Square. Bishop Giuseppe Giudice speaks about it in this interview with http://www.vaticanstate.va
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