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Papal Audience Tickets and Presentation with an Expert Guide | 3 hours 30 minutes

1593 Reviews | Rome
From $32.86 per person Lowest Price Guarantee
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Spanish Option
2 Adults x $35.70
$71.40
Approx Total
$71.40
English Option
2 Adults x $32.55
$65.10
Approx Total
$65.10

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Headsets to hear the guide clearly
  • Escorted visit and presentation
  • Ticket reservation service and ticket pick-up (Tickets are free of charge)
  • English/Spanish-speaking guide (depending on option selected)
  • Groups of 20 people or less
  • Optional gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Seating not guaranteed

Overview

Attend the weekly address of the pope with this papal audience ticket. In Vatican City, your guide will lead you through the mass of people to a prime location, where you’ll watch the pope address the crowd, and hear about the historical tradition of the papal audience. With a personal audio headset, you’ll be sure to hear everything the guide says above the noise of the crowd. While the weekly audience with the pope draws very large numbers, this ticket provides guided commentary in a group limited to 20 people.

Meeting points

Meet at Parrocchia Santuario di Santa Maria in Traspontina, Via della Conciliazione 14/c, 00193 Roma RM, Italy Your City Wonders coordinators will be wearing blue polo shirts or jackets at the meeting point for easy recognition.

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Itinerary

  • Vatican City

    After meeting your guide near St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, put on your provided headset to start your papal audience experience. While the address is a Catholic custom, the event draws people of all beliefs from around the world each week. Following your guide, navigate the crowd to reach your seat, where you’ll have views of the pope when he arrives. While you wait, learn a bit about the history of the papacy in Rome and hear about Renaissance artists like Michelangelo who left such a beautiful mark on the Vatican. With your audio headset, you don’t have to worry about not being able to hear your guide over the throngs of people.

    15 minutes

  • St. Peter's Square

    As the address starts, listen to the cardinals leading pilgrims in prayer, and watch the pope deliver his blessings for the week. The service includes hymns, prayers and a homily. When the address is over, you'll be ready to explore St Peter’s Square on your own. Although Papal Audience tickets are free, organizing your own can be a difficult process. We cut out the hassle by reserving your invitation for you, picking it up and bringing it to the meeting point. Then we lead you inside with plenty of time to secure a good place to see the Pope as he makes his way to the stage. Due to the tremendous popularity of Pope Francis, record numbers of people attend the weekly Papal Audience. Book early to make sure you do not miss this incredible event.

    3 hours

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Please note that papal audience tickets are free but can be difficult to organize. With our service you can cut out the hassle and collect your pre-booked ticket from your guide when you arrive!
  • We regret that we are unable to accommodate guests with wheelchairs or mobility impairments on our tours as well as pushchairs or strollers.

Free Cancellation

September 16100% refund
September 17No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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1593 reviews

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Papal Audience

Published on Dec, 2024

A very convenient way to plan your Papal audience. Guide providing direction and logistical support made things go smoother.

Wonderful

Published on Nov, 2024

Wonderful experience with this papal mass. Watching him drive through the crowd was amazing. Our guide sat us in the best location possible.

Low Stress

Published on Nov, 2024

This was a brief but worthy tour. We met our guide, Maria, outside of St. Peter’s Square. We were with her for about 45 minutes. She gave us a good history of the Vatican architecture and the Vatican as its own country. She got us through security and to amazing seats. This was a great, low stress way to attend a Papal audience.

We went to see the Pope .

Published on Nov, 2024

You can go to the general audience free but this Tour skipped the line, Maria gave us a lot of information while we waited to enter the square. She then found us seats right on the front row for an amazing view of the Holy Father. Our relatives at home even saw us on YouTube on Vatican live TV. This inexpensive tour made all the difference to our experience. Good Luck Maria in 2025!

Excellent

Published on Nov, 2024

Our guide was an expert…knowledgeable, efficient and friendly. She skillfully lead us to an excellent position where we could be close to the Pope as he passed. It was a memorable day. Beautiful!

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