In recent days, the Vatican Observatory — the astronomical observatory of Vatican City State — has been hosting a series of lectures at its Castel Gandolfo headquarters dedicated to one of the most fascinating problems in modern physics: the Vatican Observatory Lectures on Quantum Gravity 2026.
On the morning of Wednesday, June 24, an agreement was signed at the Governorate Palace for the restoration project of the west wing of the Second Loggia of the Apostolic Palace, the so-called Loggia of Raphael. The agreement was signed by Sr. Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, and Bénédicte de Montlaur, President and CEO of the World Monuments Fund. Present at the signing were, among others, Archbishop Emilio Nappa and Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi, Secretaries General of the Governorate, Stephen and Christine Schwarzman, and Barbara Jatta, Director of Vatican Museums and Cultural Heritage.
Un’esperienza immersiva tra fede e arte
La visita alla Cappella Sistina, nel Palazzo Apostolico del Vaticano, è un’esperienza che milioni di persone vorrebbero provare almeno una volta nella vita. Purtroppo, per chi vive a migliaia di chilometri di distanza da Roma ciò non è sempre possibile.
In Sydney an immersive experience of Faith and Art
A visit to the Sistine Chapel, in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican, is an experience that millions of people would like to have at least once in their lifetime. Unfortunately, for those who live thousands of kilometers away from Rome, this is not always possible.
God does not want to look at our mobile phones, but at our hearts
“We want Jesus to be here with us! We will pray together” with “the prayer that Jesus taught us, with one voice.” These were the words of Pope Leo XIV to the participants of Estate Ragazzi [Summer Kids’ day camp] in the Vatican on Monday morning, June 22, in the Paul VI Audience Hall.
Vatican City, 15 June 2026
Environmental sustainability, the responsible use of resources, and the protection of our common home. These are the principles behind the Memorandum of Understanding signed on Wednesday, 10 June, between the Governorate of Vatican City State, the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA), the Fratello Sole Foundation, and ACEA.
The Postal and Philately Service of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems of the Governorate has issued a commemorative envelope, a special postal cancellation, and a presentation folder to mark the first anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV.
On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the staff of the Postal and Philatelic Service travelled to the picturesque hillside town of Tivoli for their annual company field trip.
The group gathered at 9:00 a.m. at the entrance to the historic Villa d’Este, led by the Head of Service, Fr Felice Bruno, and the Director of Telecommunications and Information Systems, Antonino Intersimone.
The traditional procession for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, Corpus Christi, took place on Thursday, June 4, in the verdant setting of the Vatican Gardens.
For the construction of an agrivoltaic plant in Santa Maria di Galeria
Pope Leo XIV, through a Chirograph dated 1 June 2026, has established the Fratello Sole Foundation and approved its Statute. As the Pope writes in the Chirograph, “The Foundation represents a sign of hope for the future and an example of how it is possible to reconcile energy production and agriculture while respecting and protecting the environment, in accordance with the principles of environmental sustainability and care for our common home contained in the Encyclical Laudato si’, the Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum, the Motu Proprio Fratello Sole and, more generally, in the social Magisterium of the Church.”
