Category Archives: Liturgy

A Spiritual Home in Bologna

International English Mass

On Sundays at 6 pm in the City Centre

Every Sunday, from the beginning of September until the end of July, we celebrate Mass at San Bartolomeo’s at 6 PM (Strada Maggiore 4, 40125 Bologna). This International English Mass began at the start of Lent 2024 as an opportunity for students and English speakers living in Bologna to worship together and build friendships. A beautiful instrumental choir soon developed, becoming a sign of a … Continue reading International English Mass »

Opening Our Horizons

“God so loved the world that he gave his only Son” (John 3:16)

We all need to encounter Christ and grow in service to the world.

God’s love for the whole world invites us to widen our horizon. Loving sports, mathematics, or even our partner and friends, though good, remains limited when set beside the Father’s universal care—that every nation and every person might live eternally and know true fulfillment. God has given us his Son, for in him there is life in abundance. From this perspective, we want to do … Continue reading “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son” (John 3:16) »