Pope visits site of possible Vatican solar farm
Pope Leo XIV visits a field outside Rome yesterday where the Vatican is considering setting up a solar farm (CNS/Vatican Media) Almost a year after Pope Francis set up a commission to
Pope Leo XIV visits a field outside Rome yesterday where the Vatican is considering setting up a solar farm (CNS/Vatican Media) Almost a year after Pope Francis set up a commission to
Pope visits Vatican Radio transmission center, site of possible solar farm Today''s feast of the Body and Blood of Christ is a Vatican holiday, although Pope Leo will celebrate the
According to the Vatican''s press office, the installation will apply the most advanced solutions currently available, balancing clean energy generation with the preservation of
Pope Pius XII inaugurated the site in 1957, more than two decades after Pope Pius XI pioneered Vatican Radio with Italian engineer and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi in
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The 1,060-acre site about 11 miles northwest of Rome is home to Vatican Radio''s shortwave transmitters and transmission center. The Vatican press office said the pope visited
a country smaller than New York''s Central Park is building a solar farm that could power its entire population. Welcome to Vatican power storage ambitions – where ancient
The Vatican''s solar shift is a culmination of a political and spiritual mission years in the making. In 2024,the late Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter ordering the construction of an agrivoltaic
The Vatican Radio transmitter station has deep historical roots within the Church''s communication landscape. Established in 1931 under Pope Pius XI''s guidance alongside
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According to the Vatican’s press office, the installation will apply the most advanced solutions currently available, balancing clean energy generation with the preservation of agricultural use, the region’s hydrogeological stability, and the protection of its cultural and archaeological heritage (ZENIT News / Rome, 08.01.2025).-
Nearly one year has passed since Pope Francis revealed his plan for the Vatican state to transition to solar energy as its main power source, as outlined in the 2024 motu proprio Fratello Sole, or “Brother Sun.”
Pope Pius XII inaugurated the site in 1957, more than two decades after Pope Pius XI pioneered Vatican Radio with Italian engineer and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi in 1931. Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican's radio transmitter station in Santa Maria di Galeria, Italy, a Vatican extra territory outside of Rome, on June 19, 2025.
Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican’s radio transmitter station in Santa Maria di Galeria, Italy, on Thursday and thanked staff for their dedicated work in communicating the Church’s mission around the world.