Mas ischedule11/3/2023 ![]() The Papal Audience is generally scheduled to start at 9.00am. Tickets are collected at the Preffetura Vaticana located just after the "Bronze Doors" at St Peter's Basilica normally from 5-4 days days before the event from 8am till 6 or 7pm depending if it's winter or summer TICKETS ARE ALWAYS FREE !!! If you order a large number of tickets such a group or more than 10 tickets we recommend you to send the request together with a letter of your parish or some authority of the church. Again, the sooner you make you reservation the more chance there is of availability The smaller the number of tickets requested the higher the chance of having your request granted so we suggest don't book extra tickets unnecessarily. There you will either receive your tickets. They will not confirm tickets have been issued until you go to the prefecture office for collection. Normally the Vatican will reply via email notifying you that they have received your request and where to take the letter at the Vatican to collect tickets. If the number of your request is not very large, lets say a family numbering 2-6 tickets you will have a bigger chance of getting your tickets. The best way to get your ticket for Easter/Christmas Masses is to send a request from your country directly to the Vatican between 6 to 2 months in advance. Capacity is limited and it can be very hard sometimes to get tickets for these events so you must book far in advance, no less than 3 months usually. However there are big Masses such as important canonizations or the Urbi et Orbi blessing than attract huge numbers and St Peter's Square is not big enough.Īgain, places will only be be guaranteed according your arrival time.Įaster Masses & Christmas Eve Masses are traditionally celebrated at St Peter's Basilica. So normally for the seated area you will need a ticket but mostly you can attend standing without a ticket. St Peter's Square can host up to 80 000 people. If the mass is celebrated in St Peter's Square, the number accommodated is much larger than the Church. Only your arrival time will guarantee your access so come early. When the church /Square is full access will be denied even with your ticket. Tickets DOES NOT necessarily guarantee entrance or a seat. The tickets will be asked for at the entrance of the Mass. Normally these tickets are reserved only for religious guests through a reservation applied though the church or any other religious institution. Tickets for special guests: (Tickets for special guest or reparto speciale): These tickets giving you a special location at the event or Mass with the Pope. If you will need more than 6 tickets for any of the Masses you will definitely need to reserve in advance, and then collect your tickets usually 1 day before the event from the Prefecture of the Papal Household for more detail: Click Here. However if it's a Popular Mass such as Christmas Eve or Easter you will need to reserve tickets in advance to guarantee availability. If you need between 1 - 6 tickets you can normally get tickets directly from the Swiss Guards usually 1 day before the Mass: Click Here. We recommend you if you have a regular public ticket and you are looking for a good place to arrive 1- 3 hours before the scheduled start time. Don't forget that to attend these celebrations you will need to pass through security scanners (like the airport) and long lines are to be expected. If you have a regular ticket to participate in a Papal Mass and you are looking for a good close up picture of the Pope or a location close to the Altar you will need to arrive early to the Mass. For most of the Masses with the Pope you will need to have a ticket. Tickets for Cardinals, Governors and Diplomats ,Bishops, Priests, special guests and public tickets. Normally the Holy see issues different kind of tickets for St Peters Basilica Masses. For more details please see " Masses at St Peters Square". However there are some Masses when the Holy See is expecting a larger number of people and for those Masses they will use St Peters Square. St Peter's Basilica has a huge capacity and can easily host more than 15.000 people which seems big enough for most of the Papal Masses. Most of the masses from the Papal liturgical calendar at are celebrated at St Peters Basilica. Masses with the Pope at St Peter's Basilica: Masses with the Pope at the Vatican can be celebrated in St Peters Basilica, in St Peter's square or both together depending on the celebration and the expected number of people attending.
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