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Seminarians and priests enjoyed a friendly bowling match in the St. John XXIII Pontifical Lanes during some downtime on an afternoon in May 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA
Rome Newsroom, Jun 3, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA). The “mythical bowling all. ....
Pope Francis celebrates Midnight Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, Dec. 25, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican City, Dec 10, 2020 / 10:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis’ Midnight Mass will begin at 7:30 p.m. this year, as the Italian government extends a national curfew through the Christmas season. The pope’s traditional celebration of Christmas “Mass during the Night,” which takes place at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 24, has in recent years begun at 9:30 p.m. For 2020, the start time of the Mass has been moved two hours earlier to accommodate one of Italy’s coronavirus measures: a curfew which requires people to be at home between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., unless going to or from work. ....