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The President of the Governorate gives a Lecture for Inauguration of the 2025–2026 Academic Year at the University of Tor Vergata in Rome

The Managerial Approach of Care

A management model inspired by humanism requires “the contribution of leaders capable of building relationships of trust, showing interest in people’s personal stories and circumstances, and willing to accompany their collaborators through the inevitable challenges that every organization faces.” With these words, Sr. Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, delivered the Lectio Magistralis for the inauguration of the 43rd academic year of the University of Tor Vergata in Rome. The ceremony took place on Friday, 21 November, in the Ennio Morricone Auditorium of the School of Humanities and Philosophy.

20 November: Saint Edmund, King and Martyr

A model of a just and faithful ruler

Saint Edmund holds a special place in Christian memory as a courageous sovereign and an unshakeable witness to the faith. His story unfolds in the 9th century, when still very young, he became ruler over East Anglia, an English region shaken by the tensions and violence brought by Norse incursions.

In New York, the President of the Governorate at the Investiture of the New Knights of the Order of Malta

Pilgrims of hope  in a divided world

In their commitment to defending the faith and serving the poor, the Knights of the Order of Malta become “pilgrims of hope” in a complex and divided world. This was emphasized by Sr. Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, during the Mass for the investiture of new members of the American Association of the Order of Malta, led by its President, Kenneth Craig. The celebration was presided over by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, in St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Friday afternoon, November 14. Among those present at the rite were several members of the Sovereign Council.

Seminar on the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Persons

On Thursday 20 November, the Seminar on the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Persons in the Vatican begins in the church of Mary, Mother of the Family at the Governorate, with a Holy Mass celebrated by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, President of the Fabbrica di San Pietro.

Annual meeting of the Joint Committee between Vatican City State and the European Union on the Monetary Convention

In the Vatican on November 11, in the Bologna Hall of the Apostolic Palace, the annual meeting for 2025 of the Joint Committee between the Vatican City State and the European Union was held in accordance with the provisions of the Monetary Convention of 17 December 2009, regarding the use of the Euro as the official currency within the Vatican State and the procedures for its issuance.