Apostolic Journey to Spain (6-12 June 2026)

Saturday, 6 June 2026

ROME - MADRID

08:00 Departure by airplane from Rome/Fiumicino International Airport to Madrid

10:30 Arrival at Adolfo Suárez Madrid/Barajas International Airport

OFFICIAL WELCOME

11:30 WELCOME CEREMONY at the Royal Palace in Madrid

12:00 COURTESY VISIT TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN

12:30 MEETING WITH THE AUTHORITIES, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS at the Royal Palace in Madrid

18:00 VISIT TO THE STAFF AND BENEFICIARIES OF THE “CEDIA 24 HORAS SOCIAL PROJECT” at the Information and Welcome Center

20:30 PRAYER VIGIL WITH YOUNG PEOPLE in the Plaza de Lima

Sunday, 7 June 2026

MADRID

10:00 HOLY MASS in the Plaza de Cibeles

Corpus Christi Procession

16:30 PRIVATE MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE AUGUSTINIAN ORDER at the Apostolic Nunciature

18:00 MEETING “BUILDING NETWORKS WITH THE WORLD OF CULTURE, ART, ECONOMY AND SPORT” at the Movistar Arena

19:30 Dinner at the Residence of the Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid

Monday, 8 June 2026

MADRID

09:30 MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER at the Apostolic Nunciature

10:30 MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE SPANISH PARLIAMENT at the Congress of Deputies

11:30 MEETING WITH THE BISHOPS OF SPAIN at the offices of the Episcopal Conference

12:50 Lunch with the Bishops at the Apostolic Nunciature

18:00 PRAYER AND DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF ALMUDENA at the Cathedral of Holy Mary of Almudena

19:00 MEETING WITH THE DIOCESAN COMMUNITY at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

Tuesday, 9 June 2026

MADRID - BARCELONA

10:20 MEETING WITH VOLUNTEERS in Pavilion 3 of IFEMA Madrid

11:10 Departure by airplane from Adolfo Suárez Madrid/Barajas International Airport

12:25 Arrival at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona/El Prat International Airport

13:00 MIDDAY PRAYER in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia

20:00 PRAYER VIGIL at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

BARCELONA - MONTSERRAT - BARCELONA

10:50 VISIT TO THE “BRIANS 1 PENITENTIARY CENTER”

12:00 RECITATION OF THE HOLY ROSARY at the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat

13:00 Lunch with the Benedictine Community of Montserrat

16:30 MEETING WITH DIOCESAN CHARITY AND WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS in the Church of Sant Agustíne

19:30 HOLY MASS in the Basilica of the Sagrada Família

Inauguration of the tower of Jesus Christ

Thursday, 11 June 2026

BARCELONA – LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA

08:30 Departure by airplane from Josep Tarradellas Barcelona/El Prat International Airport to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

10:50 Arrival at Gran Canaria/Gando Air Base

11:40 MEETING WITH ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH MIGRANTS in the port of Arguineguín

13:30 MEETING WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS, DEACONS, RELIGIOUS, SEMINARIANS AND PASTORAL WORKERS in the Cathedral of Saint Anne

18:30 HOLY MASS at the Gran Canaria Stadium

Friday, 12 June 2026

LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA – SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE – ROME

08:30 Departure by airplane from Gran Canaria/Gando Air Base to Santa Cruz de Tenerife

09:10 Arrival at Tenerife Norte-Los Rodeos International Airport

09:30 MEETING WITH MIGRANTS AT THE “LAS RAÍCES CENTER”

10:10 MEETING WITH ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR THE INTEGRATION OF MIGRANTS in the Plaza del Cristo de La Laguna

12:15 HOLY MASS at the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

14:30 FAREWELL CEREMONY at Tenerife Norte-Los Rodeos International Airport

15:00 Departure by airplane from Tenerife International Airport to Rome

20:10 Arrival at Rome/Fiumicino International Airport