What happened to the Church between the French Revolution and the end of the popes’ temporal power? In this video, we explore a decisive phase in 19th-century Rome, marked by invasions, persecution, major political change, and a surprising spiritual renewal. From the imprisonment of Pius VI and Pius VII to the long pontificate of Blessed Pius IX, we see how the trials endured by the Church also became a time of purification, renewed apostolic zeal, and awakening among the laity. In the heart of the Regola district, in the church of San Salvatore in Onda, we encounter St Vincent Pallotti, a great Roman apostle and founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, regarded as a precursor of Catholic Action because of his vision of the laity’s role in the Church’s mission. The journey continues with two great 19th-century devotions: the Immaculate Conception, proclaimed a dogma in 1854, and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, strongly promoted by Pius IX and Leo XIII. In this context we also meet St John Bosco, who was called to Rome to build the basilica of the Sacred Heart near Termini Station, combining worship, education and care for poor young people. A journey through Christian Rome in the 19th century, between crisis and hope, to understand how saints, popes and faithful Catholics responded to the challenges of modernity with new works, devotions and initiatives of evangelization.