Attending Church in Rome?
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Attending Church in Rome?
Can you point me to the best information source for finding/attending Mass or a Protestant worship service in Rome? (I know, there are LOTS of them; just looking for a good clearinghouse of info to sort through what might be best/most convenient)
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I don't know of a "clearinghouse"-type source. Here's one list of churches in Rome. I don't know if it's complete and may be only catholic. You'd have to search each church's service times.
http://www.reidsitaly.com/destinatio...e_rome_ch.html
http://www.reidsitaly.com/destinatio...e_rome_ch.html
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Sorry, LSky, didn't realize this was so confusing.
On Sunday we would like to attend EITHER a Catholic Mass (having married a Catholic, I believe most Catholic worship services are referred to as a "Mass") OR a Protestant worship service--depending on availability, ease of attendance, etc.
Thanks for the ReidsItaly source, I'll use that! And then back to the Google search!
Thanks!
On Sunday we would like to attend EITHER a Catholic Mass (having married a Catholic, I believe most Catholic worship services are referred to as a "Mass") OR a Protestant worship service--depending on availability, ease of attendance, etc.
Thanks for the ReidsItaly source, I'll use that! And then back to the Google search!
Thanks!
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There is of course a wide availability of Catholic Mass in Rome, almost all in Italian (including those at St Peter's). If you want English language Mass, it's offered in a handful of churches, such as Santa Susanna (American Catholic parish meeting at Santa Maria degli Angeli near the Termini while their church is out of use), San Silvestro in Capite (English Catholics) and St Patrick's (Irish Catholics). Main Protestant services are listed in http://www.santasusanna.org/visitorInfo/worship.html. St Paul's-within-the-Walls in via Napoli is US Episcopalian.
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There are Roman Catholic Churches all over Rome. By that I mean generally every few blocks.
Many of them are "world class" in terms of art and architecture. So that would be much easier than trying to find a Protestant Church.
I'd choose one that has a mass when you are near it.
Many of them are "world class" in terms of art and architecture. So that would be much easier than trying to find a Protestant Church.
I'd choose one that has a mass when you are near it.
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The Rome tourist office has a very complete list of places of worship.
http://www.060608.it/en/cultura-e-sv...rico-artistico
Santa Susanna is undergoing renovations at the moment, and during this time, there is an English mass every Saturday evening and Sunday morning at the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri. This is a beautiful basilica, with a wonderful organ and excellent choir (which doesn't sing at the English mass, though).
Santa Susanna has a list of other Catholic churches with English masses.
http://www.santasusanna.org/
I've never seen any information on their pages about non-Catholic services.
There are two Anglican/Episcopalian churches in Rome. St. Paul's within the Walls also has an excellent choir (where my daughter used to sing). The other Anglican Church is All Saints, on Via del Babuino, near the Spanish Steps.
There are many Protestant denominations with churches in Rome. The tourist office lists all (or at least most) of them. I don't know why they distinguish between Evangelical (which in Italian usually means a church of the Calvinist tradition) and Protestant, especially since the Scottish Presbyterian church falls under Protestant rather than Evangelical.
http://www.060608.it/en/cultura-e-sv...rico-artistico
Santa Susanna is undergoing renovations at the moment, and during this time, there is an English mass every Saturday evening and Sunday morning at the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri. This is a beautiful basilica, with a wonderful organ and excellent choir (which doesn't sing at the English mass, though).
Santa Susanna has a list of other Catholic churches with English masses.
http://www.santasusanna.org/
I've never seen any information on their pages about non-Catholic services.
There are two Anglican/Episcopalian churches in Rome. St. Paul's within the Walls also has an excellent choir (where my daughter used to sing). The other Anglican Church is All Saints, on Via del Babuino, near the Spanish Steps.
There are many Protestant denominations with churches in Rome. The tourist office lists all (or at least most) of them. I don't know why they distinguish between Evangelical (which in Italian usually means a church of the Calvinist tradition) and Protestant, especially since the Scottish Presbyterian church falls under Protestant rather than Evangelical.
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Are you looking for an english language service? Is Catholic OK? Or do you want Anglican (Episcopalian to americans)? Or some other type of protestant?
If you want a specific denomination it's probably simplest to contact them in the US and ask about churches in
Rome.
If you want a specific denomination it's probably simplest to contact them in the US and ask about churches in
Rome.
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There are amazingly beautiful Catholic churches everywhere you look in Rome. Try Sunday morning mass at the Pantheon. We went to mass there a few years back on Palm Sunday. It was quite a spectacle. They had not only a choir but a full orchestra in there.
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We've done mass at St. Peters... it creates a great experience and great memory... it is in Italian, but if you're used to catholic mass, you'll be able to follow along even if you can't speak the language... it worth it just for the experience!!!
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