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Midnight Mass

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At Christmas, Midnight Mass on 24 December is at 22:00 and Christmas Day Mass is at 10:00, both in the Basilica and both by ticket request.

From Vatican Museums and St Peter’s 2026: Tickets, the Sistine Chapel, the Dome and Papal Audiences, under “Papal audiences and the Angelus”.

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    Citorah says The Basilica says a visit takes one to two hours. The Vatican Grottoes, with the tombs of many popes, are free. I spent about half an hour inside, late in the afternoon, under Bernini’s baldacchino and the dome, and came out into the square at dusk.

    The catch The busiest days are Wednesday, the usual day of the papal audience, and Sunday, when the Pope says the Angelus at noon.

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    Sistine Chapel

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    Gallery of Maps

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    Angelus

    Citorah says The Angelus is on Sundays at 12:00 in St Peter’s Square, and “NO tickets are required”.

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