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Pastoral Visit to Pavia and Sant’Angelo Lodigiano

In short: June 20, 2026. Pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Augustine and the birthplace of Saint Frances Cabrini. By helicopter to Italy, about 569 miles in all (estimate).

Dates
Jun 20, 2026
Country
1
Stops
2
Miles (est.)
569
Map of Pope Leo XIV’s journeysFlight paths from Rome to the places Pope Leo XIV has visited. The highlighted path is the Pastoral Visit to Pavia and Sant’Angelo Lodigiano. A text list follows the map. PaviaRome

Itinerary

  1. Leg 1 Rome (Vatican) → Pavia → Sant’Angelo Lodigiano → Rome (Vatican)

Countries: Italy. Places: Pavia (Italy), Sant’Angelo Lodigiano (Italy).

Key events

  • Pavia: children in treatment at the CNAO cancer center
  • Pavia: Basilica of Saint Augustine’s tomb, with the clergy of Lombardy
  • Pavia: meeting with the city in Piazza Vittoria
  • Sant’Angelo Lodigiano: birthplace of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

A visit to Pavia, where Saint Augustine is buried, and to Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, birthplace of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, patroness of immigrants, who served in Chicago.

Worth reading: The texts of the visit, in a place dear to Augustinians.

In his own words

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Source: vatican.va: official program and texts. Miles are a straight-line estimate between stops.