Tue Mar 17, 2026 - 3:09 pm EDTTue Mar 17, 2026 - 8:41 pm EDT ROME (LifeSiteNews) — One of the organizers of tech mogul Peter Thiel’s lectures in Rome on the Antichrist reportedly tried and failed to secure a Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) for the event attendees. Thiel’s Rome lecture co-organizers, the Vincenzo Gioberti Cultural Association, wanted an “ancient rite” Mass offered for attendees and had secured the agreement of an Italian diocesan priest to offer the TLM in the Basilica of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini, according to Italian outlet il Giornale. The church is a short distance across the Tiber River from Vatican City and reportedly holds Latin Masses offered by a religious institute. However, “the uproar over the matter and the opposition of the Vicariate caused the parish priest, Don Roberto Paoloni, to back down (publicly),” shared il Giornale, which added, “The organizers tried again by proposing a celebration in the ordinary form, apparently without success.” …