The Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem, abbreviated P.A.P.S., was a papal institution for assistance to pilgrims to Rome[1] and certain other Catholic sites and events.
[2] It was founded by Pius XI at the conclusion of the extraordinary Jubilee of Redemption, when the Central Committee, set up that same Holy Year 1933–1934[3] to assist all pilgrims to Rome, was established as a permanent Office.
Pope Paul VI erected it a Canonical Body in 1972; the reorganisation in 1977 confirmed the spiritual initiatives born during the Holy Year 1975.
On 16 January 1997 John Paul II granted it new Statutes[1] which emphasized its pastoral characteristics and specified its purpose and nature: The Board of Directors endorses annual programs and balance sheets and expresses its opinion on major issues.
It organizes Congresses (on demand), Masses, prayer gatherings and services with full assistance during Beatifications and Canonizations.