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Catholic Pilgrimage · 10 Days · Italy
Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit Pilgrimage to Italy
Join The Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit on a Pilgrimage to Italy. This trip visits Assisi, Lanciano, Rome, San Giovanni and much more.
The Pilgrimage
Walk in the Footsteps of Faith
The Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit and a Christian guide will meet your party at the airport and accompany you every step of the way as you explore Assisi, Lanciano, Rome, San Giovanni and much more.
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What's included
✓ Included
- ✓Round-trip airfare Phoenix to Rome x Rome to Phoenix
- ✓Taxes and fuel surcharges (subject to change at the time of final payment)
- ✓Accommodation in first class hotels for 8 nights
- ✓Buffet breakfast daily
- ✓6 hotel dinners
- ✓3 restaurant lunches
- ✓Farewell dinner with wine
- ✓Air-conditioned deluxe motor coach
- ✓English-speaking Christian guide
- ✓All Entrance fees are as per the itinerary
- ✓Baggage handling for one suitcase per person is only included at the hotels
- ✓Parking fees for buses
- ✓Local hotel taxes
- ✓Confirmation of Daily Mass
- ✓Whisper sets
× Not included
- ×Personal expenses incurred on the trip
- ×Trip Protection & Medical Insurance (strongly recommended)
- ×Tipping/Gratuities for guides, drivers, and wait staff (Suggested amounts guidelines will be provided with the final documents)
- ×Items not explicitly listed as included
- ×Beverages at meals (unless noted)
- ×Church donations: $3–$5 per person, per Mass
- ×Airport transfers for land-only passengers (unless arriving before or with the group)
- ×Airline seat assignments and flight pre-check-in fees
- ×Government-imposed destination charges
- ×Country-specific Visa fees, unless noted in the inclusions
- ×Electronic Travel Authorization (ETIAS, ETAUK, ETAIL) applications & fees (if applicable)
- ×Airline baggage charges
- ×Baggage handling at the airports and hotels is limited to one suitcase per person
- ×Any charges incurred due to excessive luggage, including the cost of an additional baggage vehicle or porterage charges.
See the official trip information for gratuities, shipping and handling, payment fees, and any optional-extension charges.
Day by Day
Your pilgrimage, mapped out
Tap any day to explore. Meals: B breakfast · L lunch · D dinner.
Day 1September 30, 2026
DEPART USA TO ROME
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Depart Phoenix on an overnight flight to Rome. Dinner and breakfast will be served on the flight. Enjoy your flight as you look forward to your incredible pilgrimage journey. Quotes for add-on flights and optional Premium Economy and Business Class tickets are available upon request and will be provided starting 120 days before departure. Group air restrictions (for ten passengers traveling together) do not permit specific seating location requests on flights. We recommend purchasing your own airline tickets and land-only packages with us if seat confirmation is essential to your trip. Should you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact your trip Account Manager, who will be happy to assist you.
Day 2October 1, 2026
WELCOME TO ITALY – ROME - LANCIANO – SAN GIOVANNI
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Our Italian pilgrimage tour manager greets us at the airport and assists us onto the bus. We stop in Lanciano, where we have time to stretch our legs and enjoy lunch on our own before celebrating Mass and viewing the Miracles of the Eucharist of Lanciano. Continue to San Giovanni, where we check into our hotel and enjoy a welcome dinner with wine at the hotel. Overnight in San Giovanni.
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Day 3October 2, 2026
SAN GIOVANNI – ST. MICHAEL’S GROTTO
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Today, our pilgrimage is dedicated to visiting the places associated with Padre Pio: his tomb and cell, the old church where he received the stigmata, his confessional, and the church of Santa Maria Delle Grazie. We have time at leisure for lunch and additional prayers. In the afternoon, we visit the Grotto of St. Michael the Archangel to celebrate Mass. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in San Giovanni.
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Day 4October 3, 2026
SAN GIOVANNI – ASSISI
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We have breakfast at 6:00 AM and depart the hotel at 6:30 AM for Assisi, arriving around 1:30 PM for a late lunch. We check into our hotel and then celebrate Mass. We attend the Transitus service of St. Francis at 6:30 PM at St. Mary of the Angels. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
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Day 5October 4, 2026
FEAST DAY OF ST. FRANCIS – ASSISI
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Today is the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi. We walk in the procession across town, which culminates in Holy Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis, where St. Francis’ body is entombed. The church is adorned with beautiful frescoes painted by art masters Giotto and Cimabue. Following a tour of the Basilica, we have a walking tour through the medieval part of Assisi, including the birthplace of Francis, the home of his first follower, the “Museo Della Memoria” near the bishop’s house at Santa Maria Maggiore. We visit the Cathedral of Assisi, San Rufino, to see the Baptismal Font, where both St. Francis and St. Clare were baptized. We walk to the Eremo delle Carceri, a solitary cave and hermitage that Francis chose to retreat to and meditate in symbiosis with God’s creation and nature. This isolated corner on the woody slopes of Mount Subasio is full of peace and invites us to reflect, just as St. Francis once did. Overnight in Assisi.
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Day 6October 5, 2026
ASSISI
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This morning, we visit the Basilica of St. Clare and San Damiano Convent, where St. Francis heard the voice of Christ speak to him: “Go rebuild my church…” Our visit to the city of birds and silence includes the Shrine of Renunciation within the Basilica of St. Mary Major. This shrine was built to commemorate where St. Francis renounced his wealth and family and began his life of poverty and service to the Lord. It is now where the tomb of St. Carlo Acutis lies. In the afternoon, we visit Santa Maria Degli Angeli to celebrate Mass. Dinner and overnight in Assisi.
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Day 7October 6, 2026
ASSISI – ROME
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We depart Assisi in the morning and arrive in Rome in time for lunch. We visit the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls to celebrate Mass. St. Paul Outside the Walls is the burial place of St. Paul and the second-largest church in the world, after St. Peter’s Basilica. We then check into our hotel. The rest of the afternoon and evening is at leisure. Dinner is at leisure tonight. Overnight in Rome.
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Day 8October 7, 2026
ROME – PAPAL AUDIENCE – CHRISTIAN ROME
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Early this morning, we transfer to St. Peter’s Square, where we are blessed by the Holy Father during the Papal Audience. We then visit the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where we celebrate Mass and venerate the relics of the Holy Crib. At the Basilica of St. John Lateran, we see where St. Francis persuaded Pope Innocent III to give permission to begin the Franciscan Order. The night before, the Pope had seen a man in a dream who was supporting the tottering building of St. John Lateran. The next day, when Francis appeared before Pope Innocent, His Holiness recognized the face from the dream and consented to Francis’s request. We pray at the Holy Stairs, then walk to the Holy Cross in Jerusalem to see the relics of the True Cross. Dinner is at the hotel. Overnight in Rome.
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Day 9October 8, 2026
ST. PETER’S BASILICA – VATICAN TREASURES – SCAVI TUNNELS
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This morning, a very busy day awaits us as we celebrate Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica (TBC) and visit the Vatican Museum. We see awe-inspiring relics and works of art donated throughout the centuries as tributes of faith. We’ll cover the Gallery of Tapestries, the Raphael Rooms, and the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s masterpiece, with its restored mural of the Last Judgement. From the Sistine Chapel, we return to the Basilica and explore the largest church in Christendom, built on the site where St. Peter was martyred. Unsurpassed in beauty and a monument to the Catholic Church’s long history, St. Peter’s is the grandest church in the world, visited by pilgrims from around the world. Our visit includes headsets, so each pilgrim can benefit from a clear explanation of what we see. We explore the Scavi Tunnels (TBC) beneath St. Peter’s Basilica. After lunch on our own, we visit San Francesco a Ripa, where St. Francis stayed during his visits to Rome. Tonight, we enjoy a farewell dinner at a local restaurant, accompanied by a glass of wine. Overnight in Rome. (B. Special dinner)
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Day 10October 9, 2026
RETURN TO USA
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Early this morning, we celebrate Mass in the hotel chapel before breakfast, then transfer to the airport for our flight home.
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$3,395per person
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$4,295per person
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$895additional
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A deposit of $500.00 per person should accompany your registration by June 20, 2026.Final Payment
Final payment is due by July 30, 2026.Passport Validity
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