Select the person, cause, or intention for which a candle will be offered.
Your request is reverently inscribed and scheduled for lighting at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
All candles are personally lit by authorized caretakers at Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
You will receive an official confirmation of your candle lighting, inscribed with your name and intention.
For centuries, candles have carried prayers to heaven. Now, even from afar, your light can join those burning in Vatican City
Anywhere in the World
No matter if you're oceans away, your prayer can still find its light. From any corner of the world, you can request a candle to be lit within St. Peter’s Basilica — a timeless act of faith, now within reach.
Lit at St. Peter’s Basilica
The candle is personally kindled by our appointed caretakers within the sacred walls of the Vatican. Your intention is offered in the same holy place where generations have brought their prayers before God.
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Offer a blessed intention in your name — a symbol of faith, gratitude, or guidance. Let your prayer join the collective light within St. Peter's Basilica, uniting with the countless intentions that illuminate its sacred halls.
Honor a friend, comfort a loved one, or remember someone who has passed. Your intention joins a collective ceremony at the Vatican, where your love and prayer unite with the light of all who believe.
Dedicate a family intention to bless and protect your household. Your prayer joins the collective light of St. Peter's Basilica, offered in the name of those who share your home, your faith, and your love.
Extend compassion beyond yourself — offer a prayer for those who suffer, hope, or go unseen. Your intention joins the collective light at St. Peter's Basilica, bringing remembrance to those who cannot give for themselves.
Lighting a candle at St. Peter’s Basilica has long been a gesture of hope, remembrance, and faith. Through Vatican Candle, anyone in the world can take part in this timeless act. Our attendants make a small public offering and activate a candle within the basilica’s chapels, including your prayer or intention in a shared ceremony open to all. The flame symbolizes connection — to God, to loved ones, and to the millions who have prayed beneath the same vaulted light for centuries. For more details please read our
The candle is blessed according to the Roman Rite before being lit, symbolizing Christ’s presence and light in the world. When you take part, you share in that blessing.
Yes. A blessed candle is lit ceremoniously inside St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. This candle carries the prayers and intentions of all who have made an offerings.
Yes. You’ll receive an email confirmation when your name or intention is added to the candle lighting.
Anyone, regardless of faith or background, is welcome to light a candle and make an offering.
Candles are lit as soon as our authorized attendants are present and available within St. Peter’s Basilica. Because access to sacred spaces varies by schedule and ceremony, the lighting may occur at different times each week — but every intention received is included in the next available lighting.
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