The Holy Mass, celebrated on Thursday morning, May 22, in the Vatican City industrial area, was an invitation to hope and to express heartfelt thanks for the immense work, successfully concluded, after the passing of Pope Francis, the subsequent Conclave and the election of Pope Leo XIV. These were addressed by Archbishop Emilio Nappa, Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, to the entire staff of employees, technicians and workers of the Vatican Directorate of Infrastructure and Services.

Archbishop Emilio Nappa, Secretary General of the Governorate of Vatican City State, presided over Holy Mass in memory of the faithful departed of the Directorate of Infrastructure and Services. The rite was celebrated on Monday morning, 10 November, in the Chapel of Saint Egidio, located within the premises of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.

Fifty building sites underway

There is no doubt that the prestigious palaces, structures and buildings of the Vatican require constant conservation work and, at times, more substantial interventions. This was the case for the barracks of the Gendarmerie and the Pontifical Swiss Guards at Castel Gandolfo, but also for the installation of photovoltaic roofing over the Courtyard of the Corazze at the Vatican Museums and on the Vignaccia warehouse in the Vatican Gardens. All of this falls under the responsibility of the Directorate of Infrastructure and Services of the Governorate of Vatican City State, as explained in this interview with www.vaticanstate.va by its Director, Engineer Salvatore Farina.

In preparation for the Conclave: the Sistine Chapel

The entire Church and the entire world are observing what is happening these days in the most famous and well-known chapel: the Sistine Chapel. To adapt it for the functions of the Conclave, not a single detail is left to chance. There is considerable expertise and professionalism behind its preparation, a monumental task requiring energy, organization and workers, including carpenters, electricians, plumbers, blacksmiths, constructors, fitters, upholsterers, cleaning staff – professional teams whose coordination is entrusted to the Directorate of Infrastructure and Services of the Governorate. Engineer Silvio Screpanti, Deputy Director of the Infrastructure Sector of the same Directorate, talks about it in this interview with www.vaticanstate.va