Welcome to Italy! Check in to your hotel, with the rest of the day free to explore on your own. This afternoon, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers, and prepare for your upcoming spiritual journey. Later this evening, a welcome dinner awa...

This morning, attend the Papal Audience (subject to availability) for the chance to see the Pope and receive the Papal Blessing. Later, with a Local Guide, visit two of Rome’s major Papal Basilicas. First, visit the Basilica of St. John Lateran, t...

A different, unique experience is offered today. Take an included excursion to Castel Gandolfo, a quaint village in the hills outside Rome, to visit the Papal summer residence and its manicured gardens with a Local Guide. This is a special chance ...

Travel south from Rome, stopping in quaint Pietrelcina to visit the house where the beloved St. Pio was born. Continue towards San Giovanni Rotondo on the east coast, the saint’s home from 1916 until his death in 1968. (Meals: Breakfast, Dinner)

Attend Mass this morning at Santa Maria delle Grazie (Old Church), then visit St. Pio’s friary, including his tomb, cell, confessional, and St. Pio Pilgrimage Church (New Church). Afterwards, take a short drive to the nearby Shrine of Monte Sant’A...

Visit St. Francis Church in Lanciano, home of the Sanctuary of the Eucharistic Miracle, and attend morning Mass. Continue to the famous Marian Sanctuary of Loreto for a guided visit, including the Holy House, where, according to tradition, angels ...

Today, learn more about St. Francis, patron saint of animals and the environment. Meet your Local Guide and visit the Basilica of St. Clare, founder of the Order of Poor Clares, and the Upper and Lower Basilicas of St. Francis, famous for 14th-cen...

This morning, travel to Cascia, a scenic town in Umbria and home of St. Rita, the “Patron Saint of Impossible Causes.” Visit the Sanctuary and see the Major Basilica, housing the chapel with St. Rita’s tomb. Stop in prayer at the Minor Basilica, s...

Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning in Rome. (Meals: Breakfast)

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