In Remembrance of Salvo D’Acquisto’s Sacrifice

The musical Band of the Vatican Gendarmerie Corps and the Band of the Carabinieri performed a concert at the Augustinianum, in the hall named after Father Agostino Trapè, in Rome to commemorate the 83rd anniversary of the execution of Venerable Salvo D’Acquisto by the Germans during World War II. The young Carabinieri’s heroic and voluntary offering of his life, propter caritatem (out of charity) saved the lives of 22 innocent civilians in occupied Naples.

Safeguarding Our Humanity: Challenges and Responsibilities of the University in the Age of Magnifica Humanitas

Vatican City - On Thursday, October 29, Pope Leo XIV met with a group from the New York Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums, led by its President, Ms. Donna D’Urso. Also present were Sr. Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, Barbara Jatta, Director of Vatican Museums and Cultural Heritage, and Monsignor Terence Hogan, Coordinator of the Office for Relations with the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums.

From the Passion to the Resurrection: Italian Sacred Art of the 20th Century

Pericle Fazzini, Renato Guttuso, Carlo Carrà, Marino Marini, Giacomo Manzù, Francesco Messina, and Fausto Pirandello are just some of the artists featured in the exhibition “Arte sacro italiano del siglo XX de los Museos Vaticanos” (Italian Sacred Art of the 20th Century from the Vatican Museums), inaugurated at the Diocesan Museum of Barcelona in collaboration with c2c Exhibitions.

On Friday, October 23, an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the Republic of the Philippines was held at the Church and Shrine of St. John Baptist de La Salle in Rome. The event began with the celebration of Holy Mass presided over by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, followed by a ceremony to unveil the commemorative postage stamp issued by the Vatican Postal and Philatelic Service to mark this significant anniversary.

From October 28 through January 31, 2027, an exhibition in the Giardino Quadrato [Square Garden] of the Vatican Museums celebrates a century of Popemobiles.

Mercedes-Benz has supplied official vehicles to the Vatican since 1930.

On Wednesday, October 21, Mr. David Steiner, the 76th Postmaster General of the United States and Chief Executive Officer of the United States Postal Service (USPS), accompanied by his wife, visited the headquarters of the Postal and Philatelic Service of Vatican City State.

Faith, Art, and History

The Vatican Postal and Philatelic Service of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems of the Governorate will celebrate the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Toledo Cathedral with a stamp issue scheduled for October 25, 2026.

Governance and Leadership in an Era of Digital Transformation

The Catholic Partnership Summit, the Leadership Roundtable’s flagship gathering, which brings together lay leaders, clergy, and religious for discussions and exchanges of views on the most pressing challenges and opportunities of our time, was held on October 20–21 at Loyola University Chicago’s Lake Shore Campus in the United States.