Pope Leo XIV Travels to Northern Italy to Honor St. Augustine and Mother Cabrini

Pope Leo XIV is traveling Saturday to northern Italy to visit sites honoring St. Augustine and Mother Frances Cabrini. The day trip is the midpoint of his summer 2026 schedule of Saturday visits across the Italian peninsula and islands.

The first stop is Pavia, where the pope will pray at the tomb of St. Augustine. " Leo has described himself as a "son of St. Augustine" and has cited the saint frequently since his election. In April he visited Annaba, Algeria, the site of Augustine's later life and death.

Later Saturday the pope is scheduled to visit Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, birthplace of Mother Frances Cabrini. Cabrini, who became the first American saint in 1946, worked with Italian immigrants in the United States and died in Chicago in 1917. Last week Leo spent two days in Spain's Canary Islands, where he called for the welcome and integration of migrants.

His next day trip is set for July 4 on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, another major migrant arrival point.