Friday, June 26

7:30 a.m. Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica

presided over by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

Introduction and First Session

9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Paul VI Hall

INTRODUCTION

9:30 a.m. Veni Creator Spiritus

Opening Address

Greeting by H. E. the Rev Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals

Introductory Address by the Holy Father

[Live broadcast by Vatican Media]

Presentation of the meeting and working methods

FIRST SESSION

"In What Kind of World Are We Called to Proclaim the Gospel?"

10:00 a.m. Biblical meditation

by His Eminence Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś
followed by a moment of silence and personal prayer.

10:30 a.m. Sharing in Groups, based on the following questions:

• What sufferings, tensions, and questions are most strongly affecting the peoples and ecclesial communities entrusted to your care today?
• What signs of hope, fidelity to the Gospel, and possible reconciliation should be brought to our common discernment
  
  Break - Each group will decide on the most appropriate time for a break.

12:00 p.m. Plenary Reports

All groups will submit their contributions by email. The groups of Ordinaries and selected other groups will present their reports in the assembly hall.

12:45 p.m. Angelus

SECOND SESSION

"The Culture of Power and the Civilization of Love"

4:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Audience Hall

16:00  Prayer

   Resumption of the works

   Introduction to the theme

  by His Eminence Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández

   based on Chapter V of the Encyclical Magnifica humanitas (nos. 182–192)

16:20 p.m. Work in Groups, based on the following questions:

• How do the tensions, divisions, and conflicts affecting today's world impact the life of our Churches and our peoples?
• What language, attitudes, and practices can help foster reconciliation, coexistence, and peace

6:00 p.m. – Break

18:30 p.m. Plenary Assembly

All groups will submit their contributions by email. The groups of Ordinaries and selected other groups will present their reports in the assembly hall.

Followed by open interventions on the theme of the Session.

19:30 – Closing Prayer

Saturday, June 27

7:30 a.m. – Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica

presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re

THIRD SESSION

"Building the Good: The Worksites of Our Time"

9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., Audience Hall

9:30 a.m. Prayer

Resumption of the works

Introduction to the theme 

by His Eminence Cardinal Stephen Brislin

based on the Introduction and Conclusion of the Encyclical Magnifica humanitas

9:50 a.m. Work in Groups, based on the following questions:

• What divisions in your local contexts make it more difficult to build the common good today?
• What expectations and questions arise from the people whom the Church is called to listen to, but perhaps does not yet hear sufficiently?
• What support, guidance, or initiatives from the local Churches and the universal Church could more effectively strengthen efforts to build the common good?
  
  Break - Each group will determine the most appropriate time for its break.

11:30 a.m. Plenary Assembly

All groups will submit their contributions by email. The groups of Ordinaries and selected other groups will present their reports in the assembly hall.

Followed by open interventions on the session theme.

12:45 p.m. – Angelus

FOURTH SESSION

The Path of Synod Implementation

4:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. New Synod Hall

16:00 Prayer

  Resumption of the works

  Introduction to the theme, based on the document Toward the 2027–2028 Synodal Assemblies: Stages, Criteria, and Tools for Preparation

  presented by His Eminence Cardinal Mario Grech

 Questions and clarifications

  5:00 p.m. – Break

17:30 Dialogue with the Holy Father

 Open interventions (maximum 3 minutes each)

 Concluding address by the Holy Father

 [Live broadcast by Vatican Media]

 Te Deum

 [Live broadcast by Vatican Media]

DINNER WITH THE HOLY FATHER

7:45 p.m., Audience Hall

Monday, June 29

9:30 a.m. Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
St. Peter’s Basilica

[Live broadcast by Vatican Media]

8:45 a.m. - Constantine Wing

Metropolitan Archbishops appointed during the past year are to gather by 8:45 a.m. in the Chapel of St. Sebastian.