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Pastoral Visit to Assisi

In short: August 6, 2026. “GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting 2026”. By helicopter to Italy, about 162 miles in all (estimate).

Dates
Aug 6, 2026
Country
1
Stops
1
Miles (est.)
162
Map of Pope Leo XIV’s journeysFlight paths from Rome to the places Pope Leo XIV has visited. The highlighted path is the Pastoral Visit to Assisi. A text list follows the map. AssisiRome

Itinerary

  1. Leg 1 Rome (Vatican) → Assisi → Rome (Vatican)

Countries: Italy. Places: Assisi (Italy).

Key events

  • Meeting with young people in Piazza Santa Maria degli Angeli
  • Holy Mass in the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli

A pilgrimage to Assisi, the town of Saint Francis and Saint Clare, on the Feast of the Transfiguration.

Worth reading: His reflections on Saint Francis.

In his own words

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Source: vatican.va: official program and texts. Miles are a straight-line estimate between stops.