From Val d’Ultimo, in the province of Bolzano, comes the majestic Norway spruce, 25 meters tall and weighing 8,000 kilograms, which will be set up in St. Peter’s Square for Christmas 2025. It was felled at five o’clock on, 24 November, and has been sent to Rome.

The Vatican City State presents the first two numismatic issues of the year 2025, each of which, in its own way, bears witness to significant moments in the life and spiritual journey of the Church: the tribute to a Pope who has only recently completed his earthly pilgrimage, and the celebration of a saintly Pontiff who marked an era.

A plaque honoring the renowned composer and organist Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, on the fifth centenary of his birth, has been unveiled on the façade of Palazzo San Carlo in Piazza di Santa Marta in Vatican City.

In line with the Encyclical Laudato si’

On the occasion of National Tree Day, Friday, 21 November, a Fraxinus ornus and a Fraxinus angustifolia—from which the traditional Madonie manna is obtained—were planted in the Vatican Gardens. Presiding over the ceremony was Archbishop Emilio Nappa, Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, who emphasized that planting new trees to keep creation alive and respect the environment is fully in line with the principles set out in Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato si’. “It is even more so,” he said, “when the plants in question have a clear biblical reference.”

On Saturday, November 16, in the Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, the President of the Governorate, Sr. Raffaella Petrini, delivered The Mary Field and Vincent DeP Goubeau Lecture on Women's Role in the Church & Society  regarding the many complementary dimensions of exercising authority, service and the practice of care.