Pope Leo XIV to officially start pontificate May 18, two-week schedule released
The Prefecture of the Papal Household has published the official two-week schedule for Pope Leo XIV, offering a detailed look at the Pontiff’s upcoming commitments.
VATICAN CITY // The Prefecture of the Papal Household has published the official two-week schedule for Pope Leo XIV, offering a detailed look at the Pontiff’s upcoming commitments as he begins his ministry at the helm of the Catholic Church.
The detailed program with specific official activities that will take place May 10-25 sparked some lighthearted comments among journalists at the Holy See Press Office about how an American is now steering the Barque of Peter.
More seriously, it will provide a series of events in which Pope Leo XIV will have an opportunity for several homilies and speeches through which he will be able to define his pontificate.
The schedule is as follows:
Saturday, May 10: Meeting with the cardinals
Sunday, May 11: Regina Caeli from the central loggia of the basilica
Monday, May 12: Meeting with the world press
Friday, May 16: Meeting with the diplomats
Sunday, May 18: 10 a.m., St. Peter’s Square: Mass for the Beginning of the Pontificate
Tuesday, May 20: Taking possession of the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls
Wednesday, May 21: First General Audience
Saturday, May 24: Meeting with the Roman Curia and employees of the Vatican City State
Sunday, May 25: Regina Caeli, taking possession of the Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran and taking possession of the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major
Like his predecessors, Pope Leo XIV can decide to attend unscheduled events inside the Vatican or around Rome.
