Cycling is not a novel activity in Rome, though it is a far less common mode of transportation than it is in London, Paris or New York. That could begin to change, thanks in part to some encouragement from the Vatican.

POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and