The main doors of Rome’s cathedral church St. John Lateran, once in the Senate House build by Julius Caesar in the Roman Forum. They are so well balanced that one person can close them.
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— MedievalistMatt (@medievalistmatt) September 24, 2026
And…
A boy was serving Mass when he accidentally dropped a wine cruet.
It shattered on the cathedral floor.
The boy was mortified.
But the bishop he was serving, Bishop John Spalding, didn’t see a clumsy altar boy.
He saw something else.
After Mass, the bishop told the boy to… pic.twitter.com/P9LzMp3Khn
— That Trad Gal (@thattradgal) September 24, 2026
Fr. Z:
Speaking of Rome, the National Catholic Register (yes the better one) had an interesting article this week (September 22) about the chapel inside the Rome Airport. Fr
Victor Perez was in Rome leading a pilgrimage and people took the time to even leave the security lines to attend Mass inside the airport.
I know Fr. Perez a little bit since he was at my mother’s parish years ago in the Houston area.
I thought you might find it an interesting read since you have lived in Rome.
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Q-h7+, Q-h5 (blocking)
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