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Rome: English speaking church service

I'll be studying in Rome this summer, and am looking for an English speaking church service near Trastevere neighborhood. Thank you.

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Santa Susanna is the home of the American parish in Rome. If you are looking for a vibrant community with a taste of home (and obviously English speaking), you might want to check it out.

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Masses in St. Peter's are held throughout the day in a variety of languages. If you are just looking for an English mass, this would do it but if you want a community take the suggestion above. Masstimes.org can also be used to find masses throughout the US and some parts of the world. Very handy when in a strange city for just a weekend.

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I was in Prague recently and was surprised to see that they had several churches with regularly-scheduled English Masses. Here in Rome, on the other hand, where you have millions of Americans, Brits, Aussies, and other English-speaking people walking around all the time, there are very few regularly-scheduled Masses in English. It's unfortunate, but there are some options that do exist: Santa Susanna (http://www.santasusanna.org American national Church)
St. Patrick's (http://www.stpatricksrome.com/services.asp - but I am not sure if their web site is up-to-date so you might want to contact them to verify) San Silvestro in Capite (http://sansilvestroincapite.com/mass_times.html English national Church) I would warmly encourage you to consider attending Mass in Italian or in one of the other languages offered, for a more "universal" experience. Even though you might not know the responses, you will know exactly what is going on.

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If you go to St Peter's first thing in the morning (ie, get in line before it opens), there are typically a number of priests waiting. Once the basilica opens, they disappear into the sacristy and go to say Mass at the various side altars. If you want an English-speaking Mass close to Trastervere, this is probably the easiest way to find one (although I find my attention/focus is heightened when I don't know the language and therefore need to follow very closely).

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Sherry makes a good point: between 7am and 8:30am priests can go there to celebrate privately. You should be able to find one who is celebrating in English.

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Thank you for all of your suggestions! Bryan, thank you for suggesting an Italian service too. I was in Sienna a couple of years ago, and came upon a Church while the Priests were doing their evening vespers; I forgot about what a wonderful experience that was :) Thank you!!!!