Thursday May the 9th and Saturday May the 11th: changes to the Basilica's opening hours

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday 9 May 2024, Ascension of the Lord, on the occasion of the delivery and reading of the Papal Bolla of Indiction of the Jubilee 2025, the opening and closing times of St. Peter's will be changed. The Basilica will be open in the morning and will close at 1pm, while the Dome and the Grottoes will close early at noon. Also on Saturday 11 May, on the occasion of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, the Basilica will be open in the morning and will close at 1 pm. The Dome and the Grottoes, open in the morning, will instead close at noon.