Tickets required — tickets are always free.

Papal Audience tickets are always free. There is never a charge for tickets issued by the Vatican or the Bishops’ Office for United States Visitors to the Vatican. You should never pay anyone for a papal audience ticket.

U.S. residents may request free tickets through the Bishops’ Office for United States Visitors to the Vatican and collect them at their office near the Trevi Fountain in Rome — a convenient alternative to collecting from the Prefecture.

All other visitors: official Vatican ticket request, registration required — Prefecture of the Papal Household.

Tickets required — tickets are always free.

Papal Audience tickets are always free. There is never a charge for tickets issued by the Vatican or the Bishops’ Office for United States Visitors to the Vatican. You should never pay anyone for a papal audience ticket.

U.S. residents may request free tickets through the Bishops’ Office for United States Visitors to the Vatican and collect them at their office near the Trevi Fountain in Rome — a convenient alternative to collecting from the Prefecture.

All other visitors: official Vatican ticket request, registration required — Prefecture of the Papal Household.