The Secretary General of the Governorate, Sr. Raffaella Petrini, has attended the 142nd Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus, held in Québec City, Canada, from 6 to 8 August.

Among the many activities detailed in his annual report at the Convention, the Supreme Knight, Patrick E. Kelly, mentioned the Knights Of Columbus’ funding for the restoration of the bronze Baldachin in Saint Peter’s Basilica. The Directorate of Museums and Cultural Heritage cooperates with the Fabric of Saint Peter in all diagnostic examinations and in the development of methods of intervention.

Global Innovation and Transformation

Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Secretary General of the Governorate of Vatican City State, will lead a State Delegation at the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-24), scheduled to be held in New Delhi, India, from 15 to 24 October 2024. During the Assembly, which will meet after the Global Standard Symposium (GSS-24),  which will take place on 14 October,  Sr. Petrini will deliver an official address.

Innovazione e trasformazione globale

Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Segretario Generale del Governatorato dello Stato della Città del Vaticano, guiderà una Delegazione dello Stato alla World Telecommunication Standardization Assemby (WTSA-24), che si terrà dal 15 al 24 ottobre 2024, a New Delhi in India. L’Assemblea sarà preceduta dal Global Standard Symposium (GSS-24), che si svolgerà il 14 ottobre, nel corso del quale Sr. Petrini terrà il suo intervento ufficiale.

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”.

Cambiamenti di paradigma per una leadership della cura

“Prendersi cura prima di tutto della fragilità degli esseri umani, riconoscere la centralità della persona umana, coltivare i doni di ogni uomo e donna, investire nelle persone e creare ambienti, anche economici e lavorativi, in cui possano crescere e fiorire veramente i loro talenti”. Sono i compiti che devono svolgere i dirigenti per promuovere una leadership della cura.  

Rimettere la persona al centro: verso un’economia della cura e della dignità

Negli ultimi decenni, due eventi epocali – la crisi finanziaria globale del 2008 e la pandemia da Covid-19 – hanno profondamente scosso le fondamenta dei modelli economici tradizionali, mostrando con evidenza i loro limiti strutturali. In questo scenario, è emersa con nuova forza una riflessione che attraversa ambiti accademici, politici e religiosi: la necessità di ripensare l’economia a partire dalla centralità della persona umana, con la sua intoccabile dignità e la sua essenziale fragilità.

Lights, music and art to announce the birth of Jesus

Christmas music, melodies and lights brightened the darkness of the night. The much-anticipated moment has arrived, when people can admire the nativity scene and see the Christmas tree lights in Saint Peter’s Square. Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga and Sr. Raffaella Petrini, respectively, President and Secretary General, of the Governorate of Vatican City State, inaugurated the nativity scene from Grado and lit the 29-metre red fir Christmas tree, from Ledro, during a ceremony on Saturday evening, 7 December before a crowd of people.

A common journey

“Forty-one years of history of the Patrons of the Arts of the Vatican Museums are the result of a common journey”, Sr. Raffaella Petrini, General Secretary of the Governorate of Vatican City State, said in her greeting to the annual meeting of the Chapters of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums held at the Taylor Education Center in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon, 22 September, the second to last day of her visit to the United States of America.

On Thursday morning, 27 February, the Governorate of Vatican City State signed an important Protocol of Cooperation with the Customs and Monopolies Agency of the Italian Republic at the Agency's headquarters in Piazza Mastai, Rome. The agreement, which is aimed at revitalizing customs cooperation, was signed by Mr. Roberto Alesse, Director of the Customs and Monopolies Agency, and by Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, President of the Governorate.

Changing culture with the Gospel

Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Secretary General of the Governorate of Vatican City State, will be in Houston, as part of a brief journey to the United States, from Friday, 25 October to Sunday, 27 October. On Saturday morning, 26 October, Sr. Petrini is scheduled to deliver a talk at the Lumen Institute, on the theme ,“Mission to change culture” . It will be an opportunity to exchange reflections on cultural changes in the management and administrative area, fostered by the implementation of the principles of Catholic social teaching.

The Illinois Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums is commemorating the tenth anniversary of its initiative, “Integrating Art & Faith”.

On Saturday, 26 October, Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Secretary General of the Governorate of Vatican City State, visited the Texas Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums, at St. Thomas University in Houston, United States of America.

The Pope’s Museum: a treasure of art and faith

The bond between art and faith, between evangelization and creative expression and the role of the Vatican Museums within this context were some of the topics discussed at a round table discussion between Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, and Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Secretary General of the Governorate of Vatican City State, held on Saturday afternoon, 2 November at the University Club of Chicago. Moderated by Rev. Louis J. Cameli, Delegate of formation and mission of the Archdiocese.

The Secretary General of the Governorate, Sr. Raffaella Petrini, and the Director of the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Systems, Mr. Antonino Intersimone, respectively, Chief and member of the Vatican Delegation to the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-24), are back in New Delhi for the conclusion of the global assembly. The closing ceremony will take place on Thursday, 24 October.

Potenziare la collaborazione in occasione del Giubileo

Il Cardinale Fernando Vérgez Alzaga e Sr. Raffaella Petrini, rispettivamente Presidente e Segretario Generale del Governatorato, hanno incontrato la Delegazione dei vertici dell’Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli guidata dal Direttore, Cons. Roberto Alesse. L’incontro, si è svolto, mercoledì mattina, 30 ottobre, nel Palazzo del Governatorato.

Renforcer la coopération à l’occasion du Jubilé

Le Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga et Sœur Raffaella Petrini, respectivement Président et Secrétaire générale du Gouvernorat, ont rencontré une délégation de la direction de l’Agence des Douanes et des Monopoles, conduite par son Directeur,  Roberto Alesse. La rencontre a eu lieu dans la matinée du mardi 30 octobre, au Palais du Gouvernorat. Parmi les sujets abordés, la coopération et les projets futurs pour améliorer l’efficacité et la rapidité des contrôles douaniers, afin d’assurer le bon transit des marchandises et la sécurité des citoyens, dans un contexte caractérisé par le prochain Jubilé.

Que l’espace virtuel soit un pilier de la dignité et de la liberté

Une salle de l’Agence pour la cybersécurité nationale (ACN) de la République italienne a été dédiée au bienheureux Carlo Acutis. La cérémonie, qui s’est déroulée dans l’après-midi du 4 novembre au siège de l’Agence à Rome, a eu lieu en présence de Sœur Raffaella Petrini, Secrétaire générale du Gouvernorat de l’État de la Cité du Vatican.

A warm meeting of friendship and sharing took place between Sister Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, and a group of 17 young university students from the Diocese of Trieste, on Tuesday morning, 4 March, in the Palace of the Governorate. The students were led by Fr. Lorenzo Magarelli, Episcopal Delegate of the Diocesan Service of University Pastoral Care and Director of the diocesan weekly, “Il Domenicale di San Giusto”, and Fr. Sergio Frausin, Episcopal Delegate of Culture and University Pastoral Care.

Un encuentro cordial, marcado por la amistad y el intercambio, tuvo lugar entre la Suor Raffaella Petrini, Presidenta de la Gobernación del Estado de la Ciudad del Vaticano, y un grupo de diecisiete jóvenes universitarios de la diócesis de Trieste. Los jóvenes estaban acompañados por el padre Lorenzo Magarelli, Delegado episcopal para el Servicio diocesano de pastoral universitaria y director del semanario diocesano Il Domenicale di San Giusto, y por el padre Sergio Frausin, Delegado episcopal para la Cultura y la Pastoral Universitaria.

Un incontro cordiale, all’insegna dell’amicizia e della condivisione, quello tra Sr. Raffaella Petrini, Presidente del Governatorato dello Stato della Città del Vaticano, e un gruppo di diciassette giovani universitari della diocesi di Trieste. Erano guidati da don Lorenzo Magarelli, Delegato vescovile per il Servizio diocesano di pastorale universitaria, e direttore del settimanale diocesano Il Domenicale di San Giusto, e da don Sergio Frausin, Delegato Episcopale per la Cultura e la Pastorale Universitaria.