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Piazzale Flaminio 9, Rome, 00196, Italy
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The Altar, the Pantheon, May 2007
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Will there be a papal mass on Wednesday 9 April 2008 and how should I go about getting 2 tickets?
What I could find was the masses where the Pope will preside:
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/calendar/ns_lit_doc_20080101_calendar_en.html
The other thing that I found was:
GENERAL AUDIENCES OF THE HOLY FATHER AND PONTIFICAL CEREMONIES:
Enquiries: Prefect of the Pontifical Household Ph. +39.06.69884857 fax +39.06.69885863
All at www.vatican.va
www.santasusanna.org is the website of the American parish in Rome, and has a lot of useful information about the Pope, tickets, etc.
Note that the Pope does a general audience on Wednesdays, not a Papal Mass. If the weather is OK, the audience is out in the square, and admission is free, but you have to have tickets.
According to the website, the Pope is not in town on the 16 or 23, and isn't doing an audience on the 2 either, but since they didn't mention the 9th, you may be OK - see http://www.santasusanna.org/popeVatican/popeVatican.html
You can order tickets in a variety of ways, both through the Vatican (as noted), through Santa Susanna's website (they would appreciate a small donation, but not required), or through your own diocese wherever you live.
Note that their website says "The request must be made at least two weeks in advance", which, obviously, you have already missed. Well, if you are Catholic, I would call your own diocesan office first to see if they can tell you anything. Otherwise, you might send an email to Santa Susanna, but understand if they tell you "too late".
Bill
Castel Sant' Angelo(More pics are in Travelogue ^^) It locates on the way to St. Peter Square.
Going into a bronze entrance doors facing this bridge, you will see some steps descend to vestibule and the spiral ramp leading to the sepulchral chamber.
There's a great museum in this castel.
Visit the place where emparors once ruled,and cats now regin.Dozens of cats live where use to be temples of Ceasar!We walked by every day,and allways I had to check how many cats are outside right then.Once we even went inside,and bought something to my mother in law,how is a"cat-person"and collects things with black cat pictures on.We found those there of course.And it was nice to buy something here,when money oes to medicines and food of the cats,and people who take care of them.Amazingly the cats seem to stay at area,and not go outside,even if they could go easily.They say,that you shouldn´t touch a cat without asking the staff-some of them are not as friendly than others.
There is also tours around the ruins,if you are interested.
Cab drivers might take advantage of a tourist who doesn't know their way around. We got into a cab and the driver started heading in the opposite direction of our destination. We immediately reminded him where we wanted to go and pointed back in that direction and he turned around. I'm sure at that hour he wasn't too busy and thought he could make a couple extra bucks off of us. Needless to say he didn't get a tip.
Always check to see where the meter is and that it is running when you get into a cab.
It's like a pub made by stones, and it's not expensive at all.
You should book in advance, especially from Thursday to Sunday. You can choose among more than 50 specialties... from tasty cold dishes (cheese, ham...) to typical delicious disces of the different italian regions.
You can drink wines of any kind and choose among more than 100 kind of beers.
Everybody want to see the St. Peters while in Rome. And you really MUST see this! But it is a big difference in seeing the St.Perets and "feeling" the St. Peters. Go there before 8 AM (it opens at 7 AM), enter the bassilica while the morning sun is lightening up the altar, and you will feel it. If you don`t get the feeling then, wait there until a morning mass starts (between 8AM and 9AM), and you will. At this time you are almost alone in the bassilica. You can move around as you want and there are no guards telling you to move on, or to go in a spesific direction. One hour later the whole Church seems transformed into a big over crowded museum. The mystic feeling of the place is blown away by huge crowds og ppl., guides with sticks in the air trying to get their groups attention, trucks moving about on the floor moving materials around for some preperations. If you feel you havent seen enough in the 1-2 hours you have in the bassilica almost alone, its better to come back early the next day for the rest.
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