Papal Audience: Weekly Address with Guided Commentary

Experience the Papal Audience in Vatican City with a knowledgeable guide. Get a prime location to watch the pope address the crowd and learn about the historical tradition. Limited to 20 people.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 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…
What's Included
  • 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
What's Not Included
  • Optional gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Seating not guaranteed
Additional Information

Join the pope’s weekly speech with this pass. Your guide in Vatican City will navigate you through the throng to a perfect spot so you can observe the pope addressing the multitude, and listen to the history of the papal speech. With an individual audio headset, you won’t miss a word from the guide, despite the crowd noise. Even though the pope’s weekly…

Location
Parrocchia Santuario di Santa Maria in Traspontina
Via della Conciliazione
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.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Natalie_d
Sep 19, 2024
Great experience!! - Our tour guide was amazing. Easy to find meeting point and she took us to the second row right where the Pope comes out. He was so close I we could have touched him. Made this process super easy.
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Maria_l
Aug 29, 2024
THE BEST! - Very organized and easy tour. We met right at 7:00am with our tour guide who walked us over to the gates of St Peter Square, we cleared two 2 security spots (don’t bring metal water bottles) then she guided as to where the “best spots” will be which are usually right against the fences (first row, side row or last row)sure enough right at 9:00am the pope came out and did a little drive in his popmobile and we were so close we could almost touch him. AMAZING!
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Marce_lita12
Jul 22, 2024
Unmissable experience if you visit Rome - It was an amazing experience! Since Rome was winter, the audience was inside the auditorium. There were contingents from different countries that gave it a lot of color. At the end, the Pope (in a wheelchair) walked through all the corridors greeting people and took pictures with each group. We could see it up close. The key to this visit is to find a good Guide. Ours suggested we arrive at 7am to queue and secure a seat. When we entered, he told us where to sit so he could see it up close at the end. I highly recommend this view to people of any creed.
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Marisa_h
Jun 10, 2024
Papal Blessing - We enjoyed waiting in line while getting some historical info on St Peters Basilica. Our tour guide was instrumental in telling us where to sit to get the best view of the Pope! That was worth all its weight in gold!!
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Donnamaree_r
Jun 5, 2024
Papal Audience - This saves the stress of having to waste time securing tickets the day before. You are guided into the correct line to pass gates and security checks so you are not confused on how to enter. Smooth entry and excellent seats. It was a great experience and I would highly recommend.
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Yolanda_k
May 30, 2024
Pope experience - It was an amazing experience! Sorry I didn’t get the lady’s name who gave the tour. She was fabulous, knowledgeable, patient and answered all the questions. 5 stars all the way around! Even my teens loved it
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Monica_m
Jun 20, 2024
Mission accomplished but not sure service helped much - I am not sure all the rules for entry, but our guide did not show any type of speed to get to optimal seats. There were plenty of seats the day we went. That is not the issue. My particular criticism comes to the fact that we should have had all explanations about how seating worked while standing in the entry line. We watched as folks and small private groups walk around us. By time we got to the section, I had literally watched all the border seats get taken. Now, if there were no opportunities for these seats when we entered due to a busy day, I could understand. However, I assumed our guide had a spot for us, so I did not feel the need to be expedient. I saw the other guide from City was already in and entire group had boarder spots (so maybe this is just a one guide issue). Thus, when we were released from our group, it was then that I realized all the edge spots were taken up while we watched receiving instructions and information about the area. Ultimately, we felt so blessed to be there and see the Pope. I am only pointing out, as a service, people should know that once you get inside the security, you will want to move to one of the boarder seats when safely possible. No seats are saved. Otherwise, coming in on your own may get you similar seating options.
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Gerald_w
Jul 16, 2024
Do not use this company!!!! - Terrible absolutely terrible. I followed all instructions to meeting place and no one was there to meet me. I had my mobile phone and email available and no effort was given to reach me. I will never use your service and voice my opinion to anyone who asks how my experience was
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Joel_j
Jun 20, 2024
Terrible experience - Terrible. I don’t recommend this tour. You don’t need ticket for this event. There’s a lot of chairs as long as you arrived in the site by 7:30 and line up to enter the square. Poor customer service.
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Paul_s
May 26, 2024
Would never book a tour or recommend your company to anyone ever again - The most memorable part of my trip was arriving at 7am to be told my tour was cancelled and that you had emailed me the previous day
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up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).