On Sunday 10 May a celebration to remember the elevation of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to the papacy

At 11.00 am (CET) on Sunday 10 May a Holy Mass will be celebrated in the Basilica to mark the 1st anniversary of the elevation to the papacy of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. It was, in fact, on 8 May of 2025 that the then-Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected in the conclave as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church and Bishop of Rome.

This special celebration, in which the friars of the Basilica of St. Anthony intend to thank the Holy Father for his precious service to the Church and to the world, will be presided over by His Eminence Msgr. Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Pontifical Delegate to the Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua.

At the conclusion the solemn Te Deum will be sung in gratitude.

Please note that on Sunday May 10, on the occasion of the anniversary of the elevation to the papacy, the entrance to the museums of the Basilica (the Anthonian Museum, the Museum of Popular Devotion, the Little School and the Oratory of St. George, will be free.

For more information: https://www.santantonio.org/en/content/times-and-single-ticket-various-museums-shrine

Access to the 11.00 am (CET) livestreamed Masses at:

• This site on the live stream page of the Holy Masses: https://www.santantonio.org/en/content/holy-masses-streaming

• Youtube "Messenger of Saint Anthony": https://www.youtube.com/MessaggerodisantAntonio

• Facebook "Saint Anthony of Padua - The friars of the Basilica": https://www.facebook.com/friarsofsaintanthonyofpadua/