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The pope arrives for a general audience in St. Peter's Square. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec)
How to get tickets
to papal audiences and Masses
Tickets are free, and there are two ways to get them. And don't forget the dress code for entering St. Peter's Basilica.

Rome’s religious guesthouses
offer accommodations to pilgrims
Here is a small sampling of the religious guesthouses in Rome offering simple but clean accommodations.

You can buy photos
of papal events you attend at Vatican
Visitors can request photos of papal audiences or other papal ceremonies either in person or by fax or e-mail.


There's no charge for touching the worn bronzed foot on a famous statue of St. Peter inside the basilica that bears his name. But, to find out where it's located in the massive church or why it's so popular, a tourist might splurge on a guide book. (CNS file photo by Nancy Wiechec)

Vatican excavations site
is popular pilgrim destination
The Vatican necropolis — two levels below St. Peter's Basilica — is accessible by appointment only.

How to obtain a hand-scripted papal blessing
Papal blessings are available on parchment and can be picked up or mailed in a cardboard tube.

Swiss Guards keep the peace, protect the pope
Under those bright, baggy bloomers and a tilted beret stands a lean, mean fighting machine as well as a courteous helper of lost or curious tourists.


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