For over a year the streets of Rome have been closed to many foreign pilgrims.<\/p>\n
As a result American Catholics have been unable to travel to Rome, a pilgrimage which for many Catholics is a significant moment in their faith. <\/p>\n
REV. STEVEN PETROFF<\/strong> Fr. Steven Petroff is the rector of St. Patrick's Church in Rome, the home for American pilgrims travelling to the Eternal City. <\/p>\n For the last year his church has been largely empty, awaiting the return of pilgrims to fill its pews. <\/p>\n He says St. Patrick's offers a sense of community and family for Americans visiting Rome, a family he hopes to bring together soon.<\/p>\n REV. STEVEN PETROFF<\/strong> As of May 16 Americans who travel to Italy on COVID-tested flights will no longer need to quarantine. Fr. Petroff is hopeful that pilgrims will take advantage of the opportunity to once again experience the wonders of Rome.<\/p>\n REV. STEVEN PETROFF<\/strong> On May 12, Pope Francis resumed receiving pilgrims at his weekly Audience. With nearly 40% of the United States' population fully vaccinated, American Catholics could soon be getting a glimpse of the Pope in-person once again. <\/p>\n JM<\/p>\n MG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" May 29, 2021. Many American Catholics have been unable to make the pilgrimage to Rome for over a year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":13815,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/d8g4wBxhcCA","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bchiesaamericanaeng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bchiesaamericanaint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n Rector, St. Patrick\u2019s Church (Rome)
\n \u201cWell the pilgrimage to Rome, I think it\u2019s an important aspect of Catholicism worldwide. In the past we saw pilgrims especially from the United States and from all over the western hemisphere.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\n Rector, St. Patrick\u2019s Church (Rome)
\n \u201cLike flight attendants that would come in and would say they loved to be here because they know it\u2019s like coming home even though they\u2019re on the other side of the world or something like that, they\u2019re from the US. So, it is that sense of family.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\n Rector, St. Patrick\u2019s Church (Rome)
\n \u201cI hope to see pilgrims coming back in a safe way, vaccinated, and coming back and enjoying the beauties this city offers to them, connecting with the Holy Father, being present at his audience, and celebrating with us here.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n