English Mass in Assisi

17/05/2026

Happy Ascension Sunday from Assisi! 🌺

14/05/2026

As Assisi marks the annual Festival of the Santuario della Spogliazione, pilgrims and visitors from around the world will gather in a spirit of prayer, peace, and fraternity at one of the places most deeply connected to both Saint Francis and Saint Carlo Acutis. These days are a beautiful reminder of the enduring message of hope, simplicity, and faith that continues to inspire people across generations.

Celebration schedule:

• ⭐️ Today ⭐️ Thursday, May 14 6:00 PM: Holy Mass at the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, celebrated by Don Alessandro Picchiarelli

• Friday, May 15 6:00 PM: Holy Mass celebrated by Don Matteo Renga
• Friday, May 15 9:00 PM: Eucharistic Adoration: “An Hour for Peace”

• Saturday, May 16 11:00 AM: Award Ceremony for the “Francesco d’Assisi and Carlo Acutis Award for an Economy of Fraternity”
• Saturday, May 16 6:00 PM: Holy Mass celebrated by Don Giovanni Zampa
• Saturday, May 16 9:00 PM: “Cantate Domino” Concert

• Sunday, May 17 9:30 AM: Holy Mass celebrated by Father Marco Gaballo
• Sunday, May 17 11:00 AM: Holy Mass celebrated by Mons. Felice Accrocca
• Sunday, May 17 4:00 PM: Holy Mass in English

14/05/2026

The 2026 “Francesco d’Assisi and Carlo Acutis Award for an Economy of Fraternity” celebrates initiatives that place human dignity, solidarity, and compassion at the center of economic and social development. Inspired by the example of Saint Francis of Assisi and Carlo Acutis, the award recognizes projects creating meaningful impact in communities around the world.

We invite you to join us for the Award Ceremony on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Sanctuary of the Renunciation/Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi, with the participation of Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti. We look forward to celebrating together in a spirit of fraternity and peace!!

11/05/2026

Throughout the month of May, the Holy Rosary will be prayed in English every evening at 5:00 PM at the Church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva in Piazza Comune 🙏

All are warmly invited to join this special initiative on any evening during the month. Volunteers who would like to help lead the Rosary are also very welcome!

08/05/2026

Happy one year of Pope Leo! 🎉 These are the celebratory bells that rang out across Assisi moments after the white smoke rose above Vatican City 🇻🇦

04/05/2026

Thank you to the many attendees who celebrated the first Mass in English (and St. Carlo’s birthday! 🎉) with us at the Santuario della Spogliazione yesterday!

We hope you will be able to join us any Sunday at 4pm (through October )for this very special Mass in one of the most important churches of Assisi ❤️

02/05/2026

REMINDER: A new weekly Sunday afternoon Mass in English in Assisi will be celebrated at the Santuario della Spogliazione every Sunday at 4:00pm from ⭐️ TOMORROW ⭐️ 3 May 2026! Join us at the sanctuary where St. Carlo Acutis is interred, following St. Francis who stripped of all his earthly goods in this very place. Come celebrate with us in the footsteps of Saint Francis and Saint Carlo!

individuals and groups of all languages are welcome! 🌍

For more information:
⭐️ www.englishmassinassisi.com
⭐️ [email protected]

30/04/2026

13/04/2026

During the recitation of the Rosary at the Vigil for Peace at the Vatican with Pope Leo this weekend, faithful from each continent lit candles using the transported flame from the Lamp of Peace in Assisi, which burns perpetually at the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi (see first photo!) 🕊️

Join us in praying that the spirit of peace lived and preached by St. Francis may flourish across the world, rejecting the violence that continues to deeply wound our global family.

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