The Anglican team were defeated by Vatican cricketers when the two teams met for the second time in Rome.
The special match was played at the Capanelle Ground in Rome, coinciding with the conclusion of the Roman Catholic Church's Synod on the Family.
The Vatican side reached 147 for 6, with the Archbishop's XI all out for 105.
Last autumn in a match between the rival sides the Archbishop's XI narrowly triumphed with five balls to spare at Kent County Cricket Club ground in Canterbury.
They played in front of a crowd of around 1,000 people, including Archbishop Justin Welby and the Papal Nuncio, and the match raised money for the Global Freedom Network, a joint anti-trafficking initiative.
The Vatican side is made up of seminarians studying in Rome, many of them from India and Pakistan, and the Anglican side is made up largely of ordinands and young priests.
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Article by Hannah Tooley
Hannah Tooley is a multimedia journalist for Premier.
