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Sr. Raffaella Petrini’s address at the 34th Seminar for Theology Professors

Managers with expertise in humanity for a profession experienced as a vocation

Strategies of hope and renewal “cannot avoid engaging with the reality of human work as a fundamental dimension of existence, through which men and women, even within ecclesiastical institutions, build their lives”, said Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Secretary General of the Governorate, on Saturday morning, 4 January, during her address to the 34th Seminar for Theology Professors at the Spanish Pontifical College’s Casa San Juan Ávila, in Rome. The course addressed the theme: “Hope for a more humane economy? Between care and hospitality”.

The Garden and Environment Service of the Governorate honours the Jubilee

Floral decoration on the Holy Door

The Garden and Environment Service of the Governorate of Vatican City State has prepared and installed the floral decoration that adorns the Holy Door. With great skill and passion, eight members of staff decorated the famous Door, through which millions of pilgrims will walk, in the course of the Holy Year.

The Governorate of Vatican City State’s Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence

A compass to guide the journey in respect of dignity, ethics, and transparency

The topic of artificial intelligence is often “perceived as ambiguous: on the one hand, it generates excitement for the possibilities it offers, while on the other it gives rise to fear for the consequences it foreshadows”, Pope Francis said in his address at the G7 Session on Artificial Intelligence, in Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, on Friday, 14 June.

Holy Mass for employees of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene

On Saturday afternoon, 21 December, Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, celebrated Holy Mass for employees of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene, in the Church of Maria, Madre della Famiglia (Mary, Mother of the Family). Just a few days from the Solemnity of Christmas, the Cardinal offered the faithful on their Advent journey a reflection on the mystery of the Visitation, when Elizabeth’s joy at the presence of Jesus was transformed into Mary’s announcement of salvation.

An interview with Professor Andrea Arcangeli, Director of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene

Two first aid stations for the Jubilee

Two new first aid stations have been opened to meet the demands of the increase in the numbers of pilgrims and visitors during the Jubilee Year. One station is located inside Saint Peter’s Basilica, and the other in the Vatican Museums. The first aid stations were promoted and organized by the Governorate of Vatican City State’s Directorate of Health and Hygiene, as the Director of the Directorate, Professor Andrea Arcangeli, explains in the following interview.