The second bulletin of this year from the Working Group for Small Body Nomenclature of the IAU (International Astronomical Union) announced that additional asteroids have been named after Jesuit scientists of the Vatican Observatory. Several asteroids, co-discovered by Vatican astronomer Fr. Richard P. Boyle, SJ, together with his long-time collaborator K. Černis (of Vilnius, Lithuania), using the Vatican Observatory’s VATT telescope on Mount Graham, have received official designations.
“Servant leadership in pastoral ministry” was the theme of the symposium attended by Sr. Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of the Vatican City State. Organized for seminarians, counselors, students, and the Benedictine monastic community of the neighboring Mount Angel Abbey, the meeting took place on Friday, February 6, at Mount Angel Seminary in Saint Benedict, Oregon, U.S.A.
A prayer for the sick and those who care for them
“Today, on this day dedicated to the sick, we wish to pray in communion with all those who suffer throughout the world. We pray for you. I sincerely thank you for making the effort to come and to accompany us in this moment of prayer, here before our Mother Mary, on her liturgical memorial, Our Lady of Lourdes.” These were the words of Pope Leo XIV, spoken in front of the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens on Wednesday morning, 11 February, after the General Audience.
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.
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.
A valuable service for the Pope’s apostolic mission
“The work you carry out each day certainly represents a discreet and precious service for the Pope’s apostolic mission. It is part of the complex activity of the Governorate and of the Directorate for Infrastructure and Services, which I commend for the diligent management of many responsibilities within the Vatican City State.”
Called by Pope Leo XIII to Lead the Vatican Observatory
The Commemorative Year dedicated to Father Francesco Denza concluded with a solemn symposium in Moncalieri (province of Turin) that cast new light on the extraordinary legacy of a man able to embody a perfect synthesis of priesthood, education, and cutting-edge scientific research.
The synergy between TVS Motor Italia and Exelentia charts the course toward increasingly sustainable and responsible mobility
Rome, 6 February – TVS Motor Italia and Exelentia strengthen their commitment to sustainable and responsible mobility by providing the Governorate of the Vatican City State with two TVS iQube S electric scooters.
With the support of the Florida Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums
To remove surface deposits and restore the chromatic and luminous qualities intended by Michelangelo, the monumental fresco Last Judgment, preserved on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, will undergo extraordinary maintenance. For approximately three months, Michelangelo’s masterpiece will be the focus of a cleaning intervention.
The Governorate of the Vatican City presents a new and significant selection of numismatic issues for the year 2025, an expression of faith, institutional continuity, and high artistic value. The coins offered for sale accompany some of the most significant moments in the life of the Church: the time of anticipation, the Jubilee, the hope in the Resurrection, and the forgiveness that renews.
