CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES OF POPE LEO XIV: SEPTEMBER 2026

 

This document presents the various activities that the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, undertook during the month of September.

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Legend:

Red text: Liturgical Celebrations

Blue text: Audiences and other commitments announced in advance

Orange text: Acts for special occasion / milestone event

Green text: Apostolic Journey / Rest day

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September 2026

9.1 - 6.30 pm: Holy Mass at the Borgo Laudato Si' for the World Day of Prayer for the Cure of Creation

9.2 - 10 am: Wednesday General Audience at St. Peter's Square

A telephone conversation took place between the Holy Father and the President of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, regarding the recent earthquake that hit the country.

9.3 - 11.30 am: Audience in the private library with members of the Latin Episcopal Conference in the Arab Regions (CELRA).

12 nn: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the seminarians of the Pontifical Regional Seminary of Puglia "Pio XI" in Molfetta and the Episcopal Seminary of Aversa.

9.4 - Audience for Edgars Rinkēvičs, President of the Republic of Latvia, and Entourage.

11.45 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the members of the delegation from Oriel College of the University of Oxford.

9.5 - Audience in the Consistory Hall for approximately 50 nuns of the Perpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament – Federation of the Holy Spirit. (Founded in Rome in 1807 by Blessed Maria Maddalena of the Incarnation, devoting their lives to the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament day and night and following the rule of St. Augustine.)

In the evening, meeting with hundreds of Vatican employees and their families for the annual Family Feast held in the Vatican Gardens.

9.6 - 12 nn: Angelus Domini

9.7 - 6 pm: Holy Mass for the Vigil of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Marian Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel at Genazzano

9.8 - Weekly rest at Castel Gandolfo

Video message on the occasion of the 1st West African Youth Day, which will take place from 7 to 12 September 2026 in Accra, Ghana.

9.9 - 9 am: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the group of bishops who are friends of the Focolare Movement.

10 am: Wednesday General Audience at St. Peter's Square

9.10 - 10 am: Audience in the Synod Hall for 147 new bishops participating in the formation course entitled "Bishops, Servants of Communion in the Church and in the World Today".

9.11 - Audience for Bishops of El Salvador who came for an “ad Limina Apostolorum” visit

Telegram to Dr. Riccardo Di Segni, Chief Rabbi of Rome, on the occasion of Rosh Ha-Shanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot.

9.12 - 11 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the participants in the meeting “Fratelli tutti: North-South Socio-Environmental Dialogue” of CELAM and USCCB, promoted by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.

11.30 am: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the approximately 100 participants in the Symposium of the “Communio Internationalis Benedictinarum”.

Letter to Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the General Secretariat of the Synod, appointing him as his Special Envoy to the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the canonical establishment of the Diocese of Spiš, which will be held at the Cathedral of St. Martin in Spišská Kapitula on 26 September 2026.

9.13 - 12 nn: Angelus Domini

9.14 - 71st Birthday of Pope Leo XIV

Audience for Youhanna X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and entourage.
Audience for Delegation of the Italian Cystic Fibrosis League.

11 am: Visit to the Vatican Apostolic Library and Inauguration at the Vatican Apostolic Library of the Series of Exhibitions “Catastrophe and Wonder”; meeting with the employees of the Vatican Apostolic Archives and the Vatican Apostolic Library; at the end of the meeting, the Pope was given a cake and received greetings for his birthday

Chirograph of Pope Leo XIV on the new premises that the Vatican Apostolic Archives and the Vatican Apostolic Library will occupy.

Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio repeals Pope Francis’ 2021 Motu Proprio “A Sustainable Future,” which reduced the salaries of Cardinals, Dicastery heads and secretaries, and clergy and religious in response to the Covid-19 emergency, leaving unchanged the effects produced while the law was in force, including the suspension of biennial seniority increases.

9.16 - 9 am: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the participants in the Conference promoted by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints and the Commission for New Martyrs – Witnesses of the Faith on the theme: The 21st Century: A New Time of Martyrs?

10 am: Wednesday General Audience at St. Peter's Square

Note from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, and the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, entitled "A Journey of Hope: Sixty Years of Interreligious Dialogue and Brotherhood in Light of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate."

9.18 - 9 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the members of the Pope Leo XIV International Study Center.

Audience for Bishops of Uruguay who came on an “ad Limina Apostolorum” visit.

5.30 pm: Presiding over at the Diocesan Assembly for the opening of the new pastoral year of the Diocese of Rome in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.

9.19 - 12.30 pm: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the delegation from the Special Olympics sports organization who took part in the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin.

Letter to the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the canonization of Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo

9.20 - 12 nn: Angelus Domini

9.21 - 11.30 am: Visit to the headquarters of the Dicastery for Culture and Education.

12 nn: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the Assembly of the Federation of Capuchin Poor Clare Nuns of Italy.

9.23 - Audience for Michael Kretschmer, Minister-President of the State of Saxony, and entourage.

10 am: Wednesday General Audience at St. Peter's Square; appeal to everyone's responsibility towards migrants and refugees, especially minors.

9.24 - Audience for António José Martins Seguro, President of the Portuguese Republic, with his wife and entourage.

Audience for Péter Magyar, Prime Minister of Hungary, and entourage.

Audience for the Members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

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5th FOREIGN APOSTOLIC PILGRIMAGE

France: September 25-28

9.25 - 7.50 am: Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Paris.

The papal entourage boarded ITA Airways A321 and departed for Paris at 7.58 am. He sent telegrams to the presidents of Italy and of the Swiss Confederation. The plane landed at Paris Orly International Airport at 9.56 am

France

Paris

10 am: Arrival at Paris Orly International Airport; Welcome Ceremony.

The Pope was welcomed by the Apostolic Nuncio, Celestino Migliore, and by Emmanuel Macron, president of France.

11 am: Courtesy visit to the President of the Republic at the Élysée Palace.

11.45 am: Meeting with the Authorities, Civil Society, and the Diplomatic Corps in the Salle des Fêtes of the Élysée Palace.

Transfer by car to the Apostolic Nunciature for lunch.

3 pm: Visit to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the Headquarters of UNESCO; signing of the Golden Book and exchange of gifts; meeting with the Director General in the library; brief visit to the Piazza della Tolleranza; visit to the exhibition of art representing UNESCO's regional groups in Salle des pas perdus; speech at Room I.

Transfer by Popemobile to the Notre-Dame Cathedral, the seat of the Archbishop of Paris and the first papal visit since the fire in 2019.

5.15 pm: Vespers with the Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Consecrated Men and Women, and Seminarians in the Notre-Dame Cathedral; brief moment of prayer with the faithful outside the cathedral.

Transfer by car to the Apostolic Nunciature for rest.

Saint-Denis

9 pm: Prayer Vigil with Young People at the “Stade de France”; the vigil consisted of a presentation in the form of a show, dialogue of the Pope with young people, chanting of the Litany of the Saints and recollection before the Holy Tunic and the relics of the Saints of France, Compline and apostolic blessing.

Transfer by car to the Apostolic Nunciature for an overnight stay.

Paris

9.26 - 9 am: Visit to the Maison Bakhita Centre for Social Support and Integration

10.15 am: Meeting with members of the Provincial Synodal Assembly, Catehcumens, and newly baptized at the Institut Catholique de Paris

Travel by car to the Nunciature for a private lunch

3 pm: Holy Mass at the Place de la Concorde attended by 800000 faithful.

5.45 pm: Departure by airplane from Paris Orly International Airport to Lourdes; the Papal entourage boarded an Air France A321, departing for Lourdes at 5.59 pm

Lourdes

7.05 pm: Arrival at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées International Airport; the plane landed at 7 pm.

Stop over at the bridge named after the Pope, where he was welcomed by the Mayor.

Transfer by Popemobile to the Marian Sanctuary, where he was welcomed by numerous pilgrims.

7.40 pm: Prayer at the Grotto of the Apparitins at Massabielle at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes; offering of a Golden Rose.

9.27 - 9 am: Meeting in the Saint Bernadette auditorium with the bishops of the French Bishops’ Conference.

11 am: Holy Mass at the Prairie; present at the Altar is the image of Our Lady made by Emilien Cabuchet, along with the Golden Roses offered by Bl. Pius IX, St. John Paul II & Leo XIV, and a reliquary of St. Bernadette Soubirous; the Mass was attended by 150,000 faithful mostly pilgrims, the sick and their carers.

Angelus Domini

Transfer to the Bishop's house for lunch

3.30 pm: Meeting with the staff and sick community of the Accueil Notre-Dame; meeting with the sick at the fifth floor of the building

4.45 pm: Private meeting at the Carmelite Monastery with the contemplative religious sisters.

5.30 pm: Private meeting in the Bishop's House with seven people victims of abuse

9 pm: Holy Rosary and Procession "aux flambeaux"

Transfer by car to the Bishop's house for an overnight rest.

9.28 - 7.40 am: Departure by airplane from Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées International Airport; Air France A321 departed at 7.51 am.

Metz

9.20 am: Arrival at Metz-Nancy-Lorraine International Airport; the plane arrived at 9.02 am

10 am: Interreligious Meeting at the “Robert Schuman” Conference Centre

11 am: Meeting “At the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity” at the “Robert Schuman” Conference Centre; the meeting was attended by among others, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.

4 pm: Holy Mass in the Cathedral of Saint Stephen

6.30 pm: Farewell Ceremony at Metz-Nancy-Lorraine International Airport

7 pm: Departure from Metz-Nancy-Lorraine International Airport; Air France A321 departed at 7.33 pm

8.50 pm: Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport; the plane landed at 8.53 pm.

Return to the Vatican

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9.30 - 9 am: Audience in the Hall of Popes for the International Commission of Contemplative Dominican Nuns.

10 am: Wednesday General Audience at St. Peter's Square; appeal for the Tigray region of Ethiopia

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For the previous months of the activities of Pope Leo XIV:

2025:

May

June

July

August

September

October
November

December 

2026:

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

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POPE LEO XIV'S CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES FOR AUGUST 2026

Presented herein are the various activities undertaken by the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, during the month of August.

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Legend:

Red text: Liturgical Celebrations

Blue text: Audiences and other commitments announced in advance

Orange text: Acts for special occasion / milestone event

Green text: Apostolic Journey / Rest day

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August 2026

8.1 - Video message to young Peruvians on the occasion of the National Youth Day, which will take place in Chulucanas (Peru), from July 30 to August 2, 2026

8.2 - 12 nn: Angelus Domini

Video message that the Holy Father Leo XIV sent to young people on the occasion of the VII National Youth Day in Ecuador, which took place in Ibarra from 31 July to 2 August 2026.

8.4 - Video message to the participants of the 144th “Supreme Convention” of the Knights of Columbus, taking place in Denver, in the United States of America from 4 to 6 August 2026

8.5 - 10 am: Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter's Basilica

Telegram of condolence after the death of Cardinal Júlio Duarte Langa, Bishop Emeritus of Xai-Xai, to the Apostolic Administrator Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, OFM Cap.

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5th PASTORAL VISIT TO ITALY

Assisi: August 6

A short visit to Assisi associated with the meeting of the Holy Father with young people participating in the "Go! Franciscan Youth Meeting 2026," which takes place from August 3 to 6.

8 am: Departure from the Vatican heliport; the helicopter departed at 7.55 am.

8.30 am: Arrival at the "Migaghelli" sports field in Santa Maria degli Angeli; the helicopter arrived at 8.28 am.

Transfer by car to the Basilica

8.45 am: Meeting with Young People at Piazza Santa Maria degli Angeli; the Holy Father answers questions from three young people.

9.15 am: Meeting with the representatives of the Franciscan Orders and members of the National Committee for the Eighth Centenary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi in the convent cloister.

10.30 am: Holy Mass in the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli.

12 nn: Departure from the Basilica to the "Migaghelli" sports field.

12.15 pm: Departure by Helicoptor from Assisi; the helicopter departed at 12.16 pm.

12.45 pm: Arrival at the Vatican heliport.

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8.9 - 12 nn: Angelus Domini

8.10 - Farewell audience for Adam Mariusz Kwiatkowski, Polish Ambassador.

8.11 - Telegram of condolence with assurances of the Holy Father's prayers for the victims of the earthquake in Colombia was sent by the Cardinal Secretary of State to Archbishop Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, President of the Colombian Episcopal Conference.

8.12 - 10 am: Wednesday General Audience

Video message to the participants in the 2026 Annual Assembly of the "Leadership Conference of Women Religious," taking place in Orlando, United States of America, from 11 to 14 August, for the 70th anniversary of its foundation.

In the evening, transfer to the Papal Residence at Castel Gandolfo.

8.13 - Rest Time in Castel Gandolfo

8.14 - Rest Time in Castel Gandolfo

Message for the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Letter to His Eminence Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, on the occasion of the Liturgical Conference at Mount Angel Abbey, Oregon (USA).

8.15 - Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Rest Time in Castel Gandolfo

10 am: Holy Mass in the Pontifical Parish of  St. Thomas of Villanova at Castel Gandolfo

12 nn: Angelus Domini

8.16 - Rest Time in Castel Gandolfo

12 nn: Angelus Domini

8.17 - Rest Time in Castel Gandolfo

A telegram of condolence sent by the Holy Father, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, to Archbishop Paulus Budi Kleden, SVD, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ende, for the victims of the earthquake in Indonesia.

8.18 - Rest Time in Castel Gandolfo

A telegram of condolence sent by the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, for the victims of the shipwreck on Lake Kariba, in Zimbabwe.

At night, Retutrn to the Vatican

8.19 - 10 am: Wednesday General Audience

8.20 - Audience for Joseph Aoun, President of the Republic of Lebanon.

Message for the 11th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

8.21 - 10 am: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the participants in the XVII Annual Meeting of the International Catholic Legislators Network.

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6th PASTORAL VISIT TO ITALY

San Marino & Rimini: August 22

8 am: Takeoff from the Vatican heliport. The Pope sent a telegram to the President of Italy.

San Marino

9 am: Landing at the Torraccia Airfield and transfer to Piazza della Libertà; The helicopter landed at 8.45 am.

9.45 am: Military honors at Piazza della Libertà.

10 am: Meeting with the Captains Regent at the Sala Consiglio dei XII in the Palazzo Pubblico.

11.15 am: Greeting and blessing of the faithful on the central balcony of the Palazzo Pubblico

Transfer to the Basilica of San Marino

11.45 am: Visit to the Basilica of San Marino; Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and veneration of the relics of Saint Marino; Meeting with priests, consecrated persons, and representatives of the ecclesial life of the Diocese

12.15 pm: Greeting to the faithful in the square.

Transfer to the Torraccia Airfield

12.45 pm: Farewell from the Authorities; Departure by helicopter from the Republic of San Marino. The Helicopter departed at 12.05 pm for Pennabili.

Private visit to the community of the Monastery of Saint Anthony of Padua of the Augustinian Nuns at Pennabilli.

Rimini

2.45 pm: Landing at the Rimini Fiera heliport. The helicopter arrived at 2.53 pm.

3 pm: Visit to the Saint Augustine Exhibition

3.15 pm: Visit to the Leon Harmel Exhibition

3.30 pm: Villaggio Ragazzi: Greetings from the Holy Father to the Meeting participants

4 pm: Meeting in the Grand Auditorium with the Participants of the 47th Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples

Transfer to Rimini Cathedral

5.30 pm: Meeting in the Cathedral with the sick, disabled, and poor assisted by Caritas

6.30 pm: Holy Mass at the Port of Rimini attended by 25000 faithful.

8 pm: Farewell from the Authorities, takeoff from the Port of Rimini; the helicopter departed at 8.20 pm.

9 pm: Landing at the Vatican heliport. The helicopter landed at 9.14 pm.

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8.23 - 12 nn: Angelus Domini

8.24 - Audience for Paul Oga Adikwu, the new ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Holy See.

11.30 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the 70-member delegation of the Military Ordinariate of Portugal along with members of the army, air force, navy, National Republican Guard, and public security police of the country.

12 nn: Audience in the Clementine Hall for the members of the “Federación Marsodeto” (Toledo, Spain).

8.26 - 8.30 am: Audience in the room adjacent to the Paul VI Hall for the Bishops of the Lutheran Church of Norway.

10 am: Wednesday General Audience

8.27 - Audience for Caroline Vermeulen, the new Ambassador of Belgium to the Holy See

11.30 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the participants in the meeting promoted by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America on situations of dependence in Latin America.

A telegram of condolence was sent on behalf of the Holy Father Leo XIV by the Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin for the victims of the floods in Nepal.

8.28 - Audience for Ignacio Sánchez Galán, Chairman of Iberdrola, with his wife; and Dr. Pedro Azagra, Chief Executive Officer, with his wife.

Audience for Tarandip Kaur Sandhu, the new ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Holy See.

11 am: Audience in the Consistory Hall for the Delegation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, United States of America, 

11.30 am: Audience in the Clementine Hall or the Members of the Institut International des Sciences Administratives.

A telegram of condolence for the death of King Harald V of Norway was sent to its new king, Haakon VIII.

8.29 - 6 pm: Holy Mass in the Church of Maria Santissima del Lago at Castel Gandolfo; procession of the Marian image around Lake Albano.

Apostolic Letter “Motu Proprio” Mutua Concordia amending Canons 106 and 126 of the Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium.

8.30 - 12 nn: Angelus Domini

8.31 - Audience in the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo for the Members of the Steering and Supervisory Committee of the “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza - Opera San Pio da Pietrelcina” Foundation.

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For the previous months of the activities of Pope Leo XIV:

2025:

May

June

July

August

September

October
November

December 

2026:

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

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ORDO RITUUM CONCLAVIS ET PRO MINISTERII PETRINI INITIO ROMAE EPISCOPI: Habemus Papam

N.B.: The rite of Habemus Papam is found in the two Ordines issued by the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff in relation to the conclave: the Ordo Rituum Conclavis and the Ordo pro Ministerii Petrini Initio Romae Episcopi. For the reader's convenience, the pertinent texts from both Ordines have been consolidated and presented in a single post.

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Ordo Rituum Conclavis

The Solemn Announcement

of the Election of the Supreme Pontiff

and His First "Urbi et Orbi" Blessing

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INFORMATIVE NOTE

11. The fifth chapter deals with the Solemn Announcement of the Election of the Roman Pontiff and his first Urbi et Orbi Blessing. According to tradition, the solemn announcement of the election of the Roman Pontiff is first given to the people of God; then the newly elected Roman Pontiff imparts the first Urbi et Orbi Blessing from the external Benediction Loggia of the Vatican Basilica.

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74. The first Cardinal Deacon, from the external Benediction Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, announces aloud to the people the election of the new Pontiff, with these words:

Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum;

habemus Papam:

Eminentissimum ac Reverendissimum Dominum,

Dominum N.

Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem N.

qui sibi nomen imposuit N.

I announce to you with great joy;

We have a Pope;

The most eminent and most reverend Lord

Lord N.

Cardinal of Holy Roman Church N.

Who has taken the name N.

75. Shortly thereafter, the Roman Pontiff himself, preceded by the Cross and accompanied by the Cardinals who are first in the Order of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, goes to the external Benediction Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, and from there, he greets the people and imparts the Apostolic Blessing "Urbi et Orbi."

76. The Conclave will end immediately after the newly elected Supreme Pontiff has given his assent to his election, unless he decides otherwise.

77. Until that moment, the Substitute of the Secretariat of State, the Secretary for Relations with States, the Prefect of the Papal Household, and anyone else who must deal with the elected Pontiff on matters that are necessary at the time may approach the elected Supreme Pontiff. Once the Conclave has concluded, all the Cardinal electors, with the newly elected Supreme Pontiff, may celebrate the Eucharist in the Sistine Chapel.

78. At an appropriate time, as the Supreme Pontiff decides, the solemn inauguration of the Pontificate will be celebrated. Within a suitable time, the Pontiff will take possession of the Patriarchal Lateran Archbasilica, which is the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Rome and the Head and Mother of all the Churches of the world.

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Ordo Rituum pro Ministerii Petrini Initio Romae Episcopi

The Solemn Announcement

of the Election of the Supreme Pontiff

and His First "Urbi et Orbi" Blessing

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INFORMATIVE NOTE

3. The Roman Pontiff-elect is presented to and acclaimed by the people gathered together. To this is devoted the first chapter of the Ordo, which has its origin in the practice of the ancient Church, whereby the Bishop was elected with the participation of the clergy and the people. The election of the Bishop of Rome (cf. Ordo Rituum Conclavis) preserves this distinctive character, inasmuch as each Cardinal is the titular of a Roman church or of a suburbicarian diocese and is thereby rooted in the ecclesial life of Rome.

Having been presented to the people, the Pope-elect imparts his first Blessing upon the City and upon the World, thereby manifesting by this act that his pastoral ministry is directed to the diocesan community of Rome, to the whole Church, and to the entire world.

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30. The first of the Cardinal Deacons, from the Central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica, announces in a loud voice to the people the election of the new Supreme Pontiff, saying:

Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum;

habemus Papam:

Eminentissimum ac Reverendissimum Dominum,

Dominum N.

Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem N.

qui sibi nomen imposuit N.

I announce to you with great joy;

We have a Pope;

The most eminent and most reverend Lord

Lord N.

Cardinal of Holy Roman Church N.

Who has taken the name N.

31. Shortly thereafter, the same Roman Pontiff, preceded by the Cross and accompanied by the Cardinals who are first in the Orders of Bishops, of Priests, and of Deacons, proceeds to the Central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica. From there, he greets the people and imparts the Apostolic Blessing, Urbi et Orbi.

32. The Holy Father:

Sancti Apostoli Petrus et Paulus, 

de quorum potestate et auctoritate confidimus, 

ipsi intercedant pro nobis ad Dominum.

R. Amen.

May the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul 

in whose power and authority we trust, 

intercede for us before the Lord.

Precibus et meritis beatæ Mariæ semper Virginis, 

beati Michaëlis Archangeli, 

beati Ioannis Baptistæ, 

et sanctorum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli 

et omnium Sanctorum, 

misereatur vestri omnipotens Deus et, 

dimissis omnibus peccatis vestris, 

perducat vos Iesus Christus ad vitam æternam.

R. Amen.

Through the prayers and merits of Blessed Mary, Ever Virgin, 

Saint Michael the Archangel, 

Saint John the Baptist, 

the holy apostles Peter and Paul, 

and all the saints, 

may Almighty God have mercy on you and 

forgive all your sins, 

and may Jesus Christ bring you to everlasting life.

Indulgentiam, absolutionem 

et remissionem omnium peccatorum vestrorum, 

spatium veræ et fructuosæ pœnitentiæ, 

cor semper pænitens et emendationem vitæ, 

gratiam et consolationem Sancti Spiritus, 

et finalem perseverantiam in bonis operibus 

tribuat vobis omnipotens et misericors Dominus.

R. Amen.

May the almighty and merciful Lord grant you 

indulgence, absolution 

and the remission of all your sins, 

a season of true and fruitful penance, 

a well-disposed heart, amendment of life, 

the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit 

and final perseverance in good works.

Et benedictio Dei omnipotentis, 

Patris, + et Filii, + et Spiritus + Sancti, 

descendat super vos et maneat semper.

R. Amen.

And may the blessing of Almighty God, 

the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, 

come down on you and remain with you forever.

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Official texts of the rubrics are unofficially translated to English while the Liturgical texts are the official english translation found in the official Vatican-related documents.

POPE LEO XIV'S CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES FOR JULY 2026

 

Presented herein are the various activities undertaken by the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, during the month of July, highlighted by his pastoral visit to Lampedusa and his three-week summer break rest at Castel Gandolfo.

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Legend:

Red text: Liturgical Celebrations

Blue text: Audiences and other commitments announced in advance

Orange text: Acts for special occasion / milestone event

Green text: Apostolic Journey / Rest day

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July 2026

7.1 - Audience for Patricia Leonor Comandari Zanotti, the new Ambassador of El Salvador to the Holy See

Farewell audience for Bruno van der Pluijm, Ambassador of Belgium.

Farewell audience for Hendy Anak Assan, Ambassador of Malaysia.

Farewell audience for Frances Collins, Ambassador of Ireland.

Audience for Raphael Lotilla, the new Ambassador of the Philippines to the Holy See.

7.2 - Audience for Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego, President of the Republic of Colombia, and entourage.

Decree of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith upholding the excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See imposed on the Superior General of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X, Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta, and its 5 members for celebrating an episcopal consecration without a pontifical mandate.

7.3 - Through a satellite connection, the Holy Father delivered a speech from the Apostolic Palace to those gathered at the National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia, USA, on the occasion of accepting the Liberty Medal, a recognition awarded in the United States of America to those who distinguish themselves in the promotion of freedom 

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4th PASTORAL VISIT TO ITALY

Lampedusa: July 4

7.15 am: Departure by car from the Vatican to Ciampino Airport.

7.45am: Take-off by helicopter from Ciampino Airport to Lampedusa; the helicopter departed at 7.49 am.

9.00 am: Arrival at Lampedusa airport; the helicopter arrived at 8.54 am.

Visit to the cemetery with a floral tribute on the graves.

Visit to the “Gateway to Europe,” a monument that honors migrants lost at sea while attempting to reach Europe.

Stop at Molo Favaloro: blessing of the plaque naming the pier after Pope Francis; greeting to some migrants accompanied by members of the Red Cross.

10.30 am: Holy Mass at the "Arena" sports field in Salina; improvised greeting to the faithful gathered before Mass; at the end of the Mass, the Pope greeted the Authorities, sick children, volunteers

12.30 pm: Departure by helicopter from Lampedusa Airport; the helicopter departed at 12.54 pm.

1.45 pm: Arrival at Ciampino airport; the helicopter landed at 2.04 pm.

Return to the Vatican

Letter on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.

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7.5 - 12 nn: Angelus Domini

In the afternoon, the Holy Father traveled to Castel Gandolfo for a period of rest; upon arrival, the Pope greeted the faithful from the window of the Apostolic Palace.

Video message to the participants in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, on the occasion of the “250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America."

7.6 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

7.7 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

7.8 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

Message, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on behalf of the Holy Father, on the occasion of the AI ​​for Good Global Summit 2026, organized in Geneva, Switzerland, by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in collaboration with other United Nations agencies and co-organized by the Swiss government.

7.9 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

7.10 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

7.11 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

1 pm: In the Borgo Laudato si' of the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father Leo XIV met with approximately two hundred people in conditions of social vulnerability, assisted by the Diocese of Rome, on the occasion of the initiative "Lunch with the Pope" promoted by the Laudato si' Center for Advanced Training.

7.12 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

12 nn: Angelus Domini at Piazza della Liberta

7.13 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

7.14 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

7.15 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

7.16 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

7.17 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

7.18 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

9 pm: Evening concert in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo organized by the Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano in honor of the Holy Father; improvised speech and blessing.

7.19 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

12 nn: Angelus Domini at Piazza della Liberta

7.20 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

In the morning, a private visit to the Abbey of Montecassino; prayer before the tomb of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica

7.21 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

7.22 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

In the morning, a private visit to the Shrine of the Holy Trinity in Vallepietra, located on the border between central Italy’s Lazio and Abruzzo regions. 

Private visit to the Monastery of Saint Benedict in Subiaco; silent meditation before the 13th-century fresco of Saint Francis; and in the Sacred Cave, kissing the knee of the statue of Saint Benedict, as is tradition, and reciting the Lord's Prayer with those present. 

Private visit to the Monastery of Saint Scholastica; lunch with the Benedictine community and tour of the cloisters and convent.

Letter to the Most Reverend Father Frank Donio, SAC, Executive Director of the “Conference of Major Superiors of Men” in the United States of America, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of its foundation

7.23 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

7.24 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

7.25 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

Video message to the bishops and members of the Federation of Asian Episcopal Conferences, on the occasion of the Plenary Assembly taking place from 20 to 26 July 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Video message to the young people of the Prelature of Chota and Cutervo, in Peru, who are participating in the Second Diocesan Youth Day.

Video message to the participants in the second “Rejoice” meeting, taking place in Lamego (Portugal) from 24 to 26 July 2026, on the occasion of the National Youth Day.

7.26 - Rest time in Castel Gandolfo

12 nn: Angelus Domini at Piazza della Liberta

Video message to the participants in the Halleluya Festival 2026 taking place in Fortaleza, Brazil, from 22 to 26 July 2026.

7.27 - At 8.30 pm, return to the Vatican.

7.29 - Audience for Alessandro Cassinis Righini, Auditor General.

Farewell audience for Iván Velásquez Gómez, Ambassador of Colombia.

9.30 pm: Participation at the "Cantico di pace" prayer meeting organized by the Laudato si’ Higher Education Centre and the Andrea Bocelli Foundation at the Rest Pavilion Square of the Borgo Laudato si' in Castel Gandolfo.

7.31 - Audience for Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith

Promulgation of a new fundamental law for the Vatican City State.

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For the previous months of the activities of Pope Leo XIV:

2025:

May

June

July

August

September

October
November

December 

2026:

January

February

March

April

May

June

ORDO RITUUM CONCLAVIS: The Acceptance and Proclamation of the Roman Pontiff elect and "Habemus Papam"

Ordo Rituum Conclavis

The Acceptance and Proclamation of the Roman Pontiff-elect

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INFORMATIVE NOTE

8. The fourth chapter deals with the Acceptance and Proclamation of the Roman Pontiff. The solemn act of acceptance, the choice of name, and the proclamation of the Roman Pontiff are carried out according to the norms of the aforementioned Apostolic Constitution and are accompanied by the reading of the Word of God and the prayer; these are followed by the act of obedience and homage of the Cardinals. The whole ceremony concludes with the solemn thanksgiving chant, Te, Deum, laudamus.

9. If the Elect lacks the episcopal character, it is necessary that he be ordained a Bishop as soon as possible. The Dean of the College of Cardinals or, if he is absent or legitimately impeded, the Subdean or the Cardinal first in order and seniority, after consulting the other Cardinals, decides how to proceed; the Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations then ensures that the Elect is ordained immediately with a solemn rite, according to what is prescribed in the Roman Pontifical for the election of a Bishop.

10. In this ordination, the Dean of the College of Cardinals will act as consecrating Bishop, or, if he is absent, the Subdean, or, if he is also impeded, the senior Cardinal Bishop.

If the Elect resides outside Vatican City, appropriate provisions shall be established to ensure that he is brought to the Conclave as soon as possible.

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58. Once the election has taken place successfully and canonically, the junior Cardinal Deacon calls into the election hall the Secretary of the College of Cardinals, the Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations, and two Masters of Ceremonies.

The Cardinal Dean, or, if he is absent or legitimately impeded, all the electors, ask the consent of the electee with the following words:

Acceptasne electionem de te canonice factam in Summum Pontificem?

Do you accept your canonical election as Supreme Pontiff?

59. And as soon as he has received the consent, he asks him the following:

Quo nomine vis vocari?

By what name do you wish to be called?

60. The Supreme Pontiff indicates the name he has chosen with the following or similar words:

Vocabor N.

I will be called N.

61. Then the Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations, acting as a notary and with two Masters of Ceremonies as witnesses, draws up the minutes of the Supreme Pontiff's acceptance and the name he has assumed.

62. If the Elect resides outside Vatican City, the Cardinals electors shall choose two Cardinals to assist the presiding Cardinal until the Elect's arrival and acceptance.

Then the presiding Cardinal and the two Cardinals assisting him shall summon the Substitute of the Secretariat of State, who shall carefully ensure that the Elect arrives in Rome as soon as possible, absolutely avoiding means of public communication, which could violate the secrecy of the Conclave.

Once the Elect arrives in Vatican City, the Substitute of the Secretariat of State shall immediately inform the presiding Cardinal of his arrival and shall carry out his orders precisely.

The presiding Cardinal, after consulting with the two Cardinals assisting him, shall summon the Cardinal electors and introduce the Elect to the Sistine Chapel so that the rite of acceptance may proceed.

63. After acceptance, the Elect, who has already received episcopal ordination, is immediately Bishop of the Church of Rome, true Pope and Head of the College of Bishops; he thereby acquires full and supreme power over the universal Church.

64. If the Elect lacks episcopal character, after acceptance, the Dean of the College of Cardinals or, if he is absent or legitimately impeded, the Subdean or the Cardinal first in order and seniority, after consulting with the other Cardinals, decides what to do so that the Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations takes all necessary steps to ensure that the Elect is immediately ordained a Bishop with a solemn rite.

65. The Ordination is to take place according to the norms contained in the Roman Pontifical for the Ordination of a Bishop.

In this Ordination, the Dean of the College of Cardinals will act as the first consecrating Bishop or, if he is absent or legitimately impeded, the first among the Cardinal Bishops.

66. After acceptance, the ballots and other documents are burned, as previously stated. It is appropriate, however, that this time, with the advice of the technicians, the so-called "white smoke" be released from the white furnace as a sign that the new Supreme Pontiff has been elected.

67. The Pontiff, after donning his proper vestments in the Sacristy with the assistance of the Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations, returns to the Sistine Chapel and sits in the Chair.

68. Then the Dean of the College of Cardinals, or, if he is absent or legitimately impeded, the Subdean or the senior Cardinal Bishop, greets the Roman Pontiff with the following words:

Beatíssime Pater,

in hac sollémni hora

in qua per arcánum divínæ Providéntiæ consilium

ad Petri Cáthedram eléctus es,

verba quibus Dóminus noster Iesus Christus

Petro et successóribus eius

promísit primátum ministérii apostólici et amoris

meminísse iuvat,

ántequam omnes, uno corde,

oratiónes simul effundámus,

et grátias Deo,

una cum Deípara Vírgine María

et ómnibus sanctis

pro tua electióne reddámus.

Most Blessed Father,

at this solemn hour,

in which, by the mysterious design of Divine Providence,

you have been chosen to the Chair of Peter.

Before we raise with one accord

our prayers to God

and give him thanks for your election,

together with the Blessed Virgin Mary,

Mother of God, and all the Saints,

it is fitting that we recall the words

by which our Lord Jesus Christ

promised to Peter and his Successors

the primacy of the Apostolic Ministry and of charity.

69. The Supreme Pontiff rises; all stand and the first of the Cardinal Deacons proclaims the text of the Gospel:

Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram ædificabo Ecclesiam meam

(You are Peter and on this rock I will build my Church)

Dominus vobiscum.

R. Et cum spiritu tuo.

+ Lectio sancti Evangelii secundum Matthæum    16, 13-19

R. Gloria tibi, Domine

or:

Pasce agnos meos, pasce oves meas

Feed my lambs, feed my sheep

+ Lectio sancti Evangelii secundum Ioannem    21, 15-17

R. Gloria tibi, Domine

Verbum Domini.

R. Laus tibi, Christe.

70. Then the first among the Cardinal Priests says the prayer for the Supreme Pontiff:

Oremus.

Let us Pray.

Everyone prays in silence for a while.

Oremus.

Deus, qui providentiæ tuæ consilio

super beatum Petrum, ceteris Apostolis præpositum,

Ecclesiam tuam ædificari voluisti,

respice propitius Papam nostrum N.,

et concede, ut, quem Petri constituisti successorem,

populo tuo visibile faciam unitatis fidei

et communionis principium et fundamentum.

Per Dominum nostrum lesum Christum Filium tuum,

qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus,

per omnia sæcula sæculorum.

R. Amen.

O God, who in your providential design

willed that your Church be built

upon blessed Peter, whom you set over the other Apostles,

look with favor, we pray, on N. our Pope

and grant that he, whom you have made Peter’s successor,

may be for your people a visible source and foundation

of unity in faith and of communion.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever. 

71. The Cardinal electors, according to the order of precedence, approach the newly elected Supreme Pontiff to offer him the act of homage and obedience.

72. If the Elect lacks the episcopal character, the act of homage and obedience will be offered to him only after he has been solemnly ordained Bishop.

73. After the act of homage and obedience to the Supreme Pontiff is concluded, thanks are given to God. The Supreme Pontiff intones the hymn Te, Deum.

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