Mass in St. Peter's

We're in Rome this weekend and I've picked up somewhere on the web that the
Pope says Mass in St. Peters's on the last Sunday of each month.

Does anyone know about this, which Mass, does it be very crowded so need to
get there early, etc?

Thx

"Martin Harran" <nospam.DeleteThis@martinharran.com> wrote in message
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> We're in Rome this weekend and I've picked up somewhere on the web that
> the Pope says Mass in St. Peters's on the last Sunday of each month.
>
> Does anyone know about this, which Mass, does it be very crowded so need
> to get there early, etc?
>
>
According to the Vatican calendar
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/calendar/ns_lit_doc_200701...calenda
on Sunday 27th May (Pentecost), the Pope is celebrating Mass at Città di
Castello in Umbria for a Beatification (so he isn't in Rome). On the
following Sunday 3rd June, Holy Trinity, he is celebrating outdoor Mass at
St Peter's Square at 10 am for a Canonisation. You'll need a ticket for
this, or just turn up very early (around dawn?) to stand outside the
barriers. You'll see the Pope on his Popemobile before and after Mass, and
the service will be shown on giant screens.
There is no rule that the Pope celebrates a public Mass on last Sunday - all
his public celebrations are announced in the Vatican calendar. But on the
last Sunday of the month, the Vatican Museums have free entry - thus even
more crowded (saving 13?).

Alec