I read in the Lonely Planet Rome guide book that you can meet the Pope on Wednesdays. I am taking my Folks to Italy in November and it is a life long dream of their's to see the Pope. I wrote to the Prefettura della Casa Pontificia almost 9 weeks ago to set this up and I have yet to hear back . My question is: Have any of you done this? Have you had sucess contacting the Prefettura? What is a reasonable waiting period for a reply?
Thanks
Posted by
Pacifica, CA, US
19 posts
You will need to check to see if the Pope will be doing the Wednesday meetings. We were there 2 weeks ago and he was not giving audience because of the recent attempted attack. We weren't able to see the Pope as a result. Good luck!
Posted by
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
1127 posts
The Churh of Santa Susanna, the American Catholic Church in Rome, can arrange for tickets: http://www.santasusanna.org/popeVatican/popeVatican.html
Posted by
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
504 posts
I've never had any probelms contacting the office and they hve always responded promptly. In this case, though, you're probably planning too far in advance--it is highly likely that the office does not yet have the Pope's schedule for that day. I'd try again in late August or early September.