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Catholic Pilgrimage · 9 Days · Italy

Holy Year Pilgrimage to Italy with Paul J. Kim and Fr. Augustine Puchner (Norbertines)

Join Paul J. Kim and Fr. Augustine Puchner (Norbertines) on a Holy Year pilgrimage to Italy. This trip visits Rome, Assisi, Turin and more!

Dates
December 1-9, 2025
Departs Austin or Newark
Duration
9 Days
Trip code 25RS12ITPK
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$3,295
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Walk in the Footsteps of Faith

Join Paul J. Kim and Fr. Augustine Puchner (Norbertines) on a Holy Year pilgrimage to Italy. This trip will visit Turin, Assisi, Orvieto, Rome, and more!

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Paul J. Kim

Catholic speaker, author, musician, and entertainer

Paul J. Kim is a Catholic speaker, author, musician, and entertainer whose ministry combines faith formation, humor, and personal testimony. Over more than two decades, he has presented across the United States and internationally to youth, young adults, families, and parish communities. He is the author of A Catholic Guide to Adulting, founder of the Triumph Men’s Conference, and creator of widely shared Catholic videos and music. His presentations focus on conversion, relationships, practical discipleship, and helping people live the Catholic faith with clarity and joy.

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What's included

✓ Included

  • ✓Group airfare from Newark and Austin to Turin x Rome to Newark & Austin
  • ✓Airport taxes and fuel surcharges
  • ✓First-class hotels for 7 nights
  • ✓Service charges and hotel taxes
  • ✓Buffet breakfast daily
  • ✓2 lunches, including lunch in Orvieto with wine
  • ✓3 Hotel dinners (standard 3-course menu; beverages may be purchased at an additional cost)
  • ✓Welcome dinner at the hotel with wine
  • ✓Farewell dinner in a restaurant accompanied by wine
  • ✓All transfers with a private A/C motor coach as per itinerary
  • ✓Professional English-speaking Christian tour guide throughout
  • ✓Luggage handling at hotels (one piece per person in/out)
  • ✓Select International Tours Travel Portfolio
  • ✓Entrance fees to the Vatican Museum
  • ✓Confirmation of daily private Mass
  • ✓Whisper sets

× Not included

  • ×Travel protection -we recommend you consider purchasing CFAR Travel Protection
  • ×Tipping /Gratuities for the guide(s), driver, and wait staff (please refer to the suggestions we will provide for you with your final documents) Suggested budget $200- $220.00
  • ×Any items not explicitly mentioned in the listed inclusions
  • ×Beverages at meals unless otherwise noted
  • ×Meals not specifically listed at the end of each day (B.L.D)
  • ×Church donations (budget $2.00 - $5.00 per Mass)
  • ×Airport transfers for land-only passengers unless at the airport at the same time as the group
  • ×Personal expenses
  • ×ETIAS European Travel Authorization
  • ×Any airline baggage charges
  • ×Baggage handling at train stations, airports, and hotels in excess of one suitcase per person
  • ×Any charges incurred due to excessive luggage including the cost of an additional baggage vehicle or porterage charges

Tipping /Gratuities for the guide(s), driver, and wait staff (please refer to the suggestions we will provide for you with your final documents) Suggested budget $200- $220.00.

Day by Day

Your pilgrimage, mapped out

Tap any day to explore. Meals: B breakfast · L lunch · D dinner.
Day 1December 1, 2025
DEPART FROM THE USA
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Depart on an overnight flight to Turin. Dinner and breakfast are served on the plane. Quotes for add-on flights and Premium and Business Class upgrades are available upon request, starting 120 days before departure. (Please note: Specific seat assignments are not possible with group ticketing. You may choose to book your own air if seat location is a priority for you, and purchase the “Land Only” package with us.)

Day 2December 2, 2025
ARRIVAL – TURIN
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Upon arrival at Turin airport, we are greeted by our Italian English-speaking tour manager. We board our bus and drive to see the Basilica of Maria Ausiliatrice (Our Lady Help of Christians), where we pray at the tombs of Saint John Bosco, Saint Mary Mazzarello, and Saint Dominic Savio. Here, we celebrate Mass. Dinner with wine and overnight in Turin.

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Day 3December 3, 2025
THE HOLY SHROUD OF TURIN – BLESSED GIORGIO FRASSATI – ASSISI
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We have a busy morning today in Turin following the footsteps of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. We visit his birthplace and travel to his burial site at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist to celebrate Mass. We see the replica of the Shroud of Turin (the Vatican has not confirmed the actual Shroud exhibit dates as of this brochure printing). We also visit La Crocetta, where the soon-to-be saint was baptized and where his funeral was held, before departing for Assisi for dinner and overnight.

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Day 4December 4, 2025
ASSISI
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After breakfast, we explore the Basilica of St. Clare and the Chapel of San Damiano, where St. Francis received his call to rebuild the Church and where St. Clare lived and died. We visit the Sanctuary of the Spoliation to see the tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis in the Church of St. Mary Major. Continue to the Basilica of St. Francis, where we see Giotto’s frescoes representing the life of St. Francis, then the lower Basilica and the Tomb of St. Francis. Mass will be celebrated in one of the chapels of the magnificent Basilica. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight in Assisi.

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Day 5December 5, 2025
ORVIETO – WINERY VISIT – ROME
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We visit St. Mary of the Angels Basilica before driving from Assisi to Orvieto to celebrate Mass at the beautiful Duomo, where the Eucharistic Miracle of Bolsena is housed. Enjoy a visit to a local winery and lunch in Orvieto before we drive to Rome. Dinner is at leisure. Overnight in Rome. (B.Special lunch)

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Day 6December 6, 2025
ROMAN BASILICAS – RELICS OF JERUSALEM
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We depart for Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary Major and walk through the first Holy Door of our pilgrimage. Next, we drive to St. John the Lateran, the Cathedral Church of Rome, which contains sacred relics of Peter and Paul and magnificent sculptures of the twelve apostles. Here, we walk through the second Holy Door of our pilgrimage. We also visit the Holy Stairs from Jerusalem and see relics of Christ’s Passion in the Basilica of the Holy Cross. The afternoon and dinner are at leisure. Overnight in Rome.

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Day 7December 7, 2025
VATICAN HOLIDAY TREASURES – PAPAL BLESSING
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Following early Mass we walk to the Vatican. The Christmas tree and the Nativity scene at St. Peter’s Square are famous worldwide. The traditional exhibit under the colonnade, called 100 Presepi, includes nativity scenes worldwide. Today, we visit the Square and St. Peter’s Basilica for a guided tour of the Vatican Museums and the Basilica. Explore the fascinating Scavi tunnels built under the basilica (TBC). Send a letter to family and friends from the Vatican post office or drop off a prayer for the Holy Father to pray over. We pass through our third Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica and receive the Angelus Papal Blessing at noon. Lunch is included today. Dinner is at the hotel. Overnight in Rome.

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Day 8December 8, 2025
PAPAL HEARTS AND FAMOUS CHURCHES
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This morning, we drive to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, passing through our pilgrimage’s fourth and final Holy Door. We see the Church of Tre Fontane, where St. Paul was beheaded. Proceed to the Trevi Fountain to make a wish and toss a coin. Opposite the fountain is the Church of St. Vincent and Anastasius at Trevi, containing the embalmed hearts of 22 Popes. To the left of the altar is the complete list of the Pope’s names and their relics within the church. See the pagan temple of Pantheon, now a church called St. Mary and the Martyrs, and Gesu Church with the rooms of St. Ignatius. At Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, see St. Catherine of Siena’s tomb. Our walk through the historic center ends at Piazza Navona, with the famous Bernini fountains. Mass will be celebrated in St. Augustin Church, where we see the relics of St. Monica. (TBC) Explore Rome on your own in the afternoon. Tonight we have a farewell dinner with wine in a local restaurant. Overnight in Rome. (B. Special dinner)

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Day 9December 9, 2025
RETURN TO USA
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This morning, we depart for the airport and our flights home with memories of our Italian pilgrimage to cherish and share forever.

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$4,095per person

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$3,295per person

Land Only. Main trip package.

Single Room Supplement
$795additional

Single Room Supplement. Additional supplement.

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The final payment is due by September 2, 2025.
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Your passport must be valid through June 9, 2026.
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