This space can only accommodate around people. Previous Popes have spent their summer holiday at the Papal residence at Castel Gandolfo, a beautiful lake town just outside of Rome , and easily accessible by train.
In those cases, they held Papal Audiences there no tickets required. However, so far Pope Francis has not spent the summer at Castel Gandolfo. You can check Pope Francis' schedule on the Vatican website although it only gives his schedule months ahead. In , , , , and , Pope Francis did not hold any Papal Audiences during July , but he did in August. When the Papal Audience is in August, you do not need tickets.
Just show up early for a good seat. So if you are coming in the later summer months to Rome , you may not be able to attend a Papal Audience, but you might still see Pope Francis if he is here and giving the Angelus. The most direct way to request Papal Audience tickets is to visit the website of the Prefecture of the Papal Household , where you can download the form to fill out. You will need to fax it in and wait to hear back they will contact you via e-mail or the fax number you provide on the form.
You will get an answer only if you are granted tickets. The Prefecture of the Papal Household does not have an email address to send to although they do send e-mails sometimes as answers to these requests. So the only way to request your Papal Audience tickets directly through the Vatican is via fax.
On the website you use to download the form to request Papal Audience Tickets, it gives you the fax number, which is:. So you need to dial whatever number your country uses, to indicate this is an international call. Once you are informed you have tickets, you may pick them up at the Bronze Door where the Swiss Guard stand, at the earliest the day prior to the audience, between pm 6pm in winter , or on the morning of the audience from am.
Another easy way to request Papal Audience tickets is to send an email visitorsoffice pnac. They will email you back confirming or your denying your request, and give you instructions for picking up your tickets. If you are granted tickets, you will need to pick them up from their office near the Trevi Fountain.
You can do this on the afternoon prior to the audience, between pm. You can also email them directly. They MAY email you back with an answer and pickup instructions. But sometimes they don't, as they get so many requests. They ask that you not call them asking for confirmation , but rather that you go to their location Via Boncompagni, 31 on the Tuesday afternoon before the audience to collect your tickets. This creates double bookings and will leave fewer tickets available for others.
Please be patient and if you do not receive an answer, either try to email your source again, or simply show up on the afternoon prior to the audience.
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If you are in Rome up to 3 days prior to the Papal Audience you want to attend, and have not requested tickets, you may go to Saint Peter's Square, and visit the Swiss Guards at the bronze door which is on the right hand side of the colonnade as you look at St.
Peter's Basilica. You may request a maximum of 9 tickets from the Swiss Guard, in person, up to 3 days prior to the Papal Audience. They do have some Papal Audience tickets available on hand for those who request them this way. But there is no guarantee they will have any tickets left, so this is a good option only if you have not requested Papal Audience tickets in advance.
If you have plans to visit the Vatican Monday or Tuesday before the audience, this can be convenient. Otherwise, it means spending a good half-day doing this, out of your busy Rome itinerary. So it's not a great option if you are not already planning to visit the Vatican before the Papal Audience.
If you need 10 or more tickets, you must request tickets in advance, via one of the above methods. And, if it's high season when you are in Rome, you are better off requesting Papal Audience tickets in advance, and if possible, as far in advance as possible. Do you just want to get Papal Audience tickets and be done with it? No faxes, no waiting, no wondering? You can, if you book through an agency , like Get Your Guide. This means paying for the tickets, which are normally free, but you do get something for your money - mostly convenience.
There you will either receive your tickets or a letter to say there was not enough availability. 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.
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. Tickets are collected at the Preffetura Vaticana located just after the "Bronze Doors" at St Peter's Basilica normally from days days before the event from 8am till 6 or 7pm depending if it's winter or summer.
Tickets for Masses at St. Peter's Basilica with the Pope: If you need between 1 - 6 tickets you can get tickets directly from the Swiss Guards usually from 3 days before the Mass: You can collect your tickets directly from the Swiss Guards in St. If you will need more than 10 tickets for any of the Masses you will definitely need to reserve in advance, and then collect your tickets usually days before the event from the Prefecture of the Papal Household for more details: Click on the Right Icon to Download a.
Tickets: The tickets will be asked for at the entrance of the Mass. Opening hours of the other Papal Basilicas. Festive Summer Schedule: Vatican Pharmacy.
From Monday to Friday 8. After the request order has been submitted, the shipment procedure is started automatically - without further confirmations. Peter's Basilica. Select Sunday mass in the Vatican. The times are 9 a. At any time, there is a small, private non-tourist chapel where you can go to pray, on the right hand side of St Peter's , and avoid Wed.
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