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Governorate of Vatican City State

Pope Francis blessing a baby during a general audience. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Opens First Day Care for Employees’ Children

Dec 13, 2024

The Vatican’s first day care center is slated to begin operating next spring and will serve up to 30 children between ages 3 months to 3 years.

Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City State, where a group of Benedictine nuns from Argentina will take up residence in January 2024 at the invitation of Pope Francis. | Credit: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

After Benedict XVI’s Death, Vatican Monastery to be Home to Benedictine Nuns

Nov 13, 2023

Pope Benedict XVI spent his retirement at Mater Ecclesiae Monastery until his death on Dec. 31, 2022.

Pope Francis arrives at the Paul VI Hall for his weekly general audience on Ash Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Issues New Constitution for Vatican City State

May 14, 2023

Pope Francis on Saturday issued a new constitution of the Vatican City State that further emphasizes the power of the pope over the sovereign state.

The Vatican Museums. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Full Vaccination or Recovery among New COVID-19 Rules for Visitors to Vatican Museums

Jan 13, 2022

The museums are a major source of revenue for the Holy See.

Sr. Raffaella Petrini meets Pope Francis. | Vatican Media.

Pope Francis names Franciscan sister to No. 2 position in Vatican City State

Nov 4, 2021

Pope Francis on Thursday appointed Franciscan Sister Raffaella Petrini to the second-ranking position in the government of the Vatican City State.