Rome

A array of  Celebrations and Ceremonies took place in Rome around the time of Mary MacKillop's canonisation.

Vigil: Celebrating the Life of Mary MacKillop

• Date: October 16, 2010
• Place: Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome
• 2 sessions - 2.30 pm and 6.30pm

Canonisation of Blessed Mary MacKillop

• Date: October 17, 2010. - 9.30 am the reading of a brief biography of each Blessed being canonised; 10.00am the Mass of Canonisation.
• Place: St. Peter's Basilica, Rome

Mass of Thanksgiving

• Monday October 18, 2010 at 10.00am
• Place: The Papal Basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls.  Presider: Cardinal George Pell

 Vatican Museum and Pavilion

• Friday October 15

On Friday 15 October at 8.30pm the Vatican Museums hosted a performance of Indigenous Australian Dance and Music which was performed by a group of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Straight Island performers who  joined the pilgrimage to Rome with Australian Catholic University (ACU). This performance took place in the Vatican Museum Pavilion within the Vatican Museum.