Overview
- Pope León XIV presided over the solemn Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29, delivering a homily and blessing and imposing palliums on new metropolitan archbishops.
- Peru observes June 29 as a national holiday for Saints Peter and Paul, and the labor regulator Sunafil said workers who labor that day must receive triple pay unless an employer grants a substitute rest day.
- Communities worldwide held masses, processions and local rituals on the feast, with fishing towns especially marking Saint Peter as their patron and holding both land and river processions in Peru.
- The Óbolo de San Pedro (Peter’s Pence) collection was tied to the day’s liturgies, directing contributions to papal charitable work and recent emergency aid efforts cited by church outlets.
- The joint feast commemorates the traditional martyrdoms of Peter and Paul in Rome under Nero and serves as the annual Day of the Pope, a moment to pray for the pontiff and reaffirm episcopal ministry.