On Thursday 8 October 2026, at 6.00 pm, the Holy Father Leo XIV will preside over Holy Mass to mark the opening of the academic year at the Pontifical Universities in St Peter’s Basilica.

• Priests and deacons who wish to attend must book their tickets on the Pontifical Liturgies website.
• Lay faithful wishing to attend must book their tickets on the website of the Prefecture of the Papal Household.