In Pope Francis’ recent Address to the Parish Priests of the Diocese of Rome, he explained: “It is possible to ‘progress by going backwards’, by searching out once again the […]

On Saturday, June 3, 2017, The Rome Experience’s annual Mass for Vocations will be celebrated at the Altar of Pope St. John Paul the Great in St. Peter’s Basilica.  The […]

The Bishops Advisory Board, faculty, and staff of The Rome Experience are pleased to announce the seminarians who have been accepted and will be participating in The Rome Experience 2017: […]

On March 2, 2017, His Holiness Pope Francis met with the parish priests of the Diocese of Rome for their annual meeting. In his address, Pope Francis encouraged priests to look […]

Applications are now being accepted for The Rome Experience 2017. The Rome Experience is designed to complement existing programs of formation in diocesan seminaries for seminarians who have completed their […]

On July 5th, the seminarians of the Class of 2016 arrived in Chicago after six-weeks in France, Italy and Spain. Thank you to everyone who offered their prayers and support […]

The Rome Experience is coming to a close. It’s an odd feeling. Yes, I’m eager to return to the relative conveniences and familiar locales of my home in the United […]

As we come to a close of our time here in Rome, the surprises the Holy Spirit gives us certainly amazes us every time. With that, here is my top […]

1.  An exam Usually, students don’t get very excited for exams, but this is not a normal class.  Our class just wrapped up on Saturday with our final exam, which […]

A great benefit of partaking in The Rome Experience has been the ability to stretch one’s perspective of the city beyond just the quick tourist traps. We saw many of […]

Seminarian Phillip Shifflet from the Diocese of Orange has been journaling about the Rome Experience 2016 in a series of videos, which he’s been sharing throughout the summer.  Thank you, […]