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Herald Malaysia
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Herald Malaysia
As conclave begins, it's business as usual at the Vatican
Vatican locks down and cuts signals as conclave begins to elect the next pope May 08, 2025 Cardinals pray before the Blessed Sacrament in a chapel near the New Synod Hall (@Vatican Media) By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News ServiceIn Rome, the conclave is the talk of the town: from speculation over a morning espresso about who will be the next pope to taxi drivers complaining about how roadblocks have made their work even more along the immense walls surrounding the Vatican, it was business as usual on May 7 as hundreds of tourists joined the long line, which stretched around the corner of the wall, waiting to enter the Vatican to its website, the Vatican Museums continued its normal schedule. However, tourists have limited access to the museums' treasures."Notice is hereby given that the Sistine Chapel will be closed to the public from Monday, April 28, 2025, for the requirements of the Conclave," a pop-up on the museum homepage read. "All tours of the Vatican Gardens and the Necropolis of the Via Triumphalis are also suspended." Vatican employees also needed to adapt their schedules and plan ahead to reach their offices, visit the duty-free shop or fill their fuel tanks from the Vatican's tax-free gas pump. Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist Raffaella Petrini, president of the office governing Vatican City State, issued a notice the day before the conclave, May 6, informing employees of areas that will be closed off when the cardinals make their way from the Domus Sanctae Marthae residence to the Apostolic Palace for the conclave. "Starting today, at 6 p.m., all access to the San Damaso Courtyard will be closed and sealed off," Sister Petrini wrote. "The Secretariat of State and other offices located in the Apostolic Palace will only be accessible using the elevator located in the Belvedere Courtyard." The notice went on to inform employees and residents which streets to use to access apartments, the offices of the Vatican bank, the Prefecture of the Papal Household and the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See. Doors and entryways along the paths the cardinals might take to and from the Sistine Chapel were sealed May
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Nazareth University's Interfaith Summit welcomed first woman to lead Vatican City
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC)— Nazareth University hosted its Interfaith Centennial Summit on Sunday. The event featured three women scholars, including the first to lead Vatican City. Sister Raffaella Petrini, Ph.D, was named the new head of Vatican City by Pope Francis in March. According to the University, Petrini met Nazareth students two years ago when they visited the Vatican in Rome. During their visit, she promised she would come to the Rochester campus. Some students who were a part of that trip reunited with her at the event. The event is Petrini's only public lecture of the year. RCSD hosts annual engagement forum The Summit also featured Rabbi Sharon Cohen Ainsfield, president of Hebrew College in Massachusetts, and Najeeba Syeed, J.D., a human rights lawyer and executive director of Interfaith at Augsburg University. The scholars presented perspectives from their Jewish, Christian, and Muslim backgrounds on peacebuilding in times of crisis, extending compassion, and fostering leadership of care. The Interfaith Centennial Summit was held at Nazareth University's Shults Center Forum from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Washington Post
15-02-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Another woman takes over a top job at the Vatican, this time running the city state administration
ROME — Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican : Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the governor of the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic Church.
