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PASTORAL VISIT OF THE HOLY FATHER
TO THE REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO,
AND TO THE CITY OF RIMINI
ON THE OCCASION OF
THE MEETING FOR FRIENDSHIP AMONG PEOPLES 

22 AUGUST 2026

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REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO

8.00 Departure from Vatican heliport
9.00

Arrival at the Torraccia Airfield (Republic of San Marino)

Transfer to Piazza della Libertà

9.45

Piazza della Libertà: military honours, with the national Anthems

The Holy Father and Their Excellencies the Captains Regent will enter the Palazzo Pubblico (City Hall)

10.00

The Holy Father and Their Excellencies the Captains Regent will proceed to the Sala Consiglio dei XII for the private meeting and the signing of the Book of Distinguished Guests

10.40 Meeting in the Great and General Council Chamber
11.15

At the end, the Holy Father, accompanied by Their Excellencies the Captains Regent, will appear on the central balcony of the Palazzo Pubblico to greet and bless the faithful in the Square

Transfer to the Basilica of San Marino

11.45

At the entrance to the Basilica, the Holy Father will be welcomed by Bishop Domenico Beneventi  of San Marino-Montefeltro, and by Don Marco Mazzanti, rector of the Basilica

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and veneration of the Relics of Saint Marinus with priests, consecrated men and women, and representatives of the ecclesial life of the diocese

12.15

The Holy Father will leave the Basilica and greet the faithful in the Square

Transfer to the Torraccia Airfield

12.45

The Holy Father will take leave of Their Excellencies the Captains Regent and the authorities

Departure from the Republic of San Marino

 

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The Holy Father will pay a strictly private visit to the community of the Monastery of Saint Anthony of Padua of the Augustinian Nuns at Pennabilli

 

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MEETING FOR FRIENDSHIP AMONG PEOPLES

 

14.45 Arrival at the Rimini Exhibition Centre heliport
15.00 Visit to the exhibition on Saint Augustine
15.15 Visit to the exhibition on Léon Harmel
15.30 Villaggio Ragazzi (Kids’ Village): greeting of the Holy Father to the participants in the Meeting
16.00

Great Auditorium: meeting with participants in the Meeting

Transfer to the Cathedral of Rimini

 

 

RIMINI

17.30

In the Cathedral: Meeting with the sick, disabled and poor assisted by Caritas

Transfer to Piazzale del Porto

18.30 Rimini Port: Eucharistic Concelebration
20.00

The Holy Father will take leave of the authorities

Departure from Rimini Port

21.00 Arrival at the Vatican heliport

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Holy See Press Office Bulletin, 19 February 2026

Holy See Press Office Bulletin, 12 August 2026