Papal Audience Tickets
The Holy Father holds a General Audience every Wednesday in Vatican City at about 10:30a.m.
Public liturgies celebrated by the Holy Father include Canonization and Beatification Masses, as well as Masses for Solemn Liturgies, such as Christmas, New Year's Day (Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God), Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter Sunday.
On Sundays and Holy Days, the Holy Father appears at the window of his study to lead pilgrims in a Marian Prayer and to impart his blessing. During the summer months, the Holy Father imparts this Sunday blessing in the courtyard of his summer residence, at Castle Gandolfo.
The North American Bishops Office is happy to help you know if and when the Holy Father is celebrating a Liturgy or imparting a blessing during your time in Rome.
How can I get tickets to the Pope's events?
Send an email or fax request stating number of people and which Wednesday you would like to attend (see address, fax number, or email address below). Requests for participation in Papal Audiences and Papal Masses are hand delivered by the Bishops Office to the Vatican one week before the event is scheduled, so requests must arrive in the office in ample time for proper processing. We are happy to help everyone who comes to our Office.
Bishops' Office for United States Visitors to the Vatican
North American College - Casa Santa Maria
Via dell'Umilta, 30 -- 00187 Rome, Italy
TEL 06-690-011
FAX 06-679-1448
Email: NACVISOFFROME@pnac.org
A special section at the Holy Father's Wednesday General Papal Audiences is reserved for couples who have been married in the Catholic Church for two months or less. Practicing Catholics may send us a letter, written by their priest, indicating their names, the date of their marriage, and the name of the Catholic Church in which they were married, to be seated in this section. To be admitted by the ushers, the newlyweds must bring with them a Catholic Sacramental marriage certificate.
Tickets are not required to attend the Holy Father's Sunday Angelus (or Regina Caeli, during the Easter season) Prayer and blessing. Those desiring to receive this blessing can simply be in St. Peter's Square by noon on Sunday.
Where do I go to get my tickets?
For participation in the Holy Father's Wednesday General Papal Audiences, biglietti, or ticket invitations, are issued by the Vatican the morning prior to the Audience and can be picked up here at the Bishops Office on Via dell'Umilta, 30, on Tuesday afternoons prior to the Audience, between 3pm and 7pm (in emergency, on Wednesday mornings after 7am). Ticket invitations for the Papal Masses, if held on a Sunday, are usually available by the Thursday or Friday prior to the Mass (in emergency, Saturday morning or Sunday en route to the Mass). It is not possible for tickets to be delivered. When you come to pick up your tickets, the are happy to give you a brief introduction to the Papal event and answer any questions you may have about it, including location, time, length, and nature.
Bishops' Office for United States Visitors to the Vatican
North American College - Casa Santa Maria
Via dell'Umilta, 30 -- 00187 Rome, Italy
The Bishops Office tries to honor all requests. Ticket invitations are gratis, a gift of the Holy Father, and there is no charge for this service, which is sponsored by the: Pontifical North American College and the The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops.
Is there a dress code?
Dress in good taste is requested. Shoulders must be covered. Shorts are not permitted, and skirts should fall in length below the knee. A head covering is not necessary, however, in the summer sun it may be helpful
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