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Catholic Pilgrimage · 11 Days · Italy

Jubilee Year Pilgrimage to Italy with Fr. Larry Richards

Join Fr. Larry Richards on a pilgrimage to Italy for the Jubilee Year and explore Rome, Assisi, Venice, Siena, Padua, Florence, and more!

Dates
October 6-16, 2025
Departs Cleveland or NYC
Duration
11 Days
Trip code 25JA10ITLR
From
$3,995
The Pilgrimage

Walk in the Footsteps of Faith

Fr. Larry Richards and a Christian guide will meet your party at the airport and accompany you every step of the way as you explore Venice, Florence, Siena, Rome and much more.

Fr. Larry Richards
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Fr. Larry Richards

Priest of the Diocese of Erie, preacher, retreat leader, author, and Catholic media speaker

Fr. Larry Richards is a priest of the Diocese of Erie, ordained in 1989, and a nationally known preacher, retreat leader, author, and Catholic media speaker. He is the founder of The Reason for Our Hope Foundation and developed the Divine Mercy Encounter retreat program. His direct, practical preaching calls Catholics to conversion, prayer, Scripture, the sacraments, and active discipleship. He currently serves as pastor of St. Luke and Our Lady of Mount Carmel parishes in Erie, Pennsylvania, while continuing an extensive schedule of parish missions, conferences, broadcasts, and retreats.

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What's included

✓ Included

  • ✓Roundtrip airfare from NYC and CLE
  • ✓Airport taxes and fuel surcharges
  • ✓First-class hotels
  • ✓Service charges and hotel taxes
  • ✓Buffet breakfast daily
  • ✓2 lunches in a restaurant
  • ✓1 lunch at a Tuscan winery with wine tasting
  • ✓6 Hotel dinners (standard 3-course menu; beverages may be purchased at an additional cost)
  • ✓Farewell dinner with wine in a local restaurant
  • ✓All transfers with a private A/C motor coach as per itinerary
  • ✓Professional English-speaking Christian tour guide throughout
  • ✓Entrance fees are included to sites specifically listed (outside view means no entrance is included)
  • ✓Luggage handling at hotels (one piece per person in /out)
  • ✓Select International Tours Travel Portfolio
  • ✓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 per person
  • ×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 per person.

Day by Day

Your pilgrimage, mapped out

Tap any day to explore. Meals: B breakfast · L lunch · D dinner.
Day 1October 6, 2025
DEPART USA
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Depart Cleveland or NYC on our overnight flight to Venice, Italy. Dinner and breakfast will be served on the flight. Premium Economy and Business Class upgrade quotes are available upon request, starting 120 days before departure.

Day 2October 7, 2025
VENICE AIRPORT – PADUA
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We arrive in Venice, where our English-speaking guide greets and assists us onto the bus. The ancient city of Padua, which has one of the oldest universities in Europe, will be our home for the next several nights. We visit the Basilica of St. Anthony to learn about the saint, celebrate Mass, and explore the magnificent church with its amazing altar by Donatello. We visit the Abbey of Santa Giustina to see the tomb of St. Luke and then continue to our comfortable Marriott hotel for a welcome drink, dinner, and overnight.

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Day 3October 8, 2025
VENICE
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Following breakfast, which is included each morning, we depart by boat to Venice. Upon arrival, we celebrate Mass at St. Zulian Church before embarking on a walking tour ending with a tour of St. Mark’s Basilica. The afternoon is at leisure to explore the city on our own. Plan what to see in advance by getting information about the city online. We suggest a gondola ride and lunch sampling some Venetian specialties. Return to our hotel in Padua for dinner and overnight.

BD
Day 4October 9, 2025
PADUA – FLORENCE
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We check out of our hotel and stop to see the fabulous frescos by Giotto in Padua’s Scrovegni Chapel before departing for Florence. Following a visit to Michelangelo Square to see a magnificent view of the city we visit the Accademia to see Michelangelo’s statue of David and the nearby Convent of St. Marco with its frescoes by Fra Angelico. We celebrate Mass and visit the stunning cast iron structure housing the San Lorenzo market, where we can pick up lunch and explore the amazing local food products. Check into the hotel and enjoy dinner at leisure. Overnight in Florence.

B
Day 5October 10, 2025
FLORENCE
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We celebrate Mass at St. Maria Novella before we meet our local guide for our walking tour of Florence. We see the iconic Duomo, with the famous dome by Brunelleschi, the bell tower by Giotto, the baptistry with the Doors of Paradise by Giotto (outside views), and Signoria Square along with the Church of the Holy Cross, where Michelangelo and Galileo worshiped. The afternoon is at leisure to explore on our own. We suggest buying tickets online in advance to see the breathtaking art at Uffizi Gallery. Dinner tonight is at our hotel. Overnight in Florence.

BD
Day 6October 11, 2025
FLORENCE – SIENA – ASSISI
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This morning, we enjoy a scenic drive to the Tuscan city of Siena, where we celebrate Mass and venerate the relics of St. Catherine of Siena at the Basilica of St. Dominic. Lunch today is in a nearby winery, where there is a wine tasting and a lesson in Tuscan wine production. We continue to Assisi for hotel check-in. Dinner and overnight in Assisi. (B, Special Lunch, D)

BLD
Day 7October 12, 2025
BLESSED CARLO ACUTIS – ASSISI
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We start the day with a visit to the Basilica of St. Claire and the famous San Damiano crucifix, which spoke to St. Francis. We also see the relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis at the Sanctuary of Espoliazione. Continue with a visit to St. Francis Basilica to see the world-renowned frescoes of Giotto and to celebrate Mass. The rest of the afternoon at leisure to enjoy Assisi on our own. Dinner and overnight in Assisi.

BD
Day 8October 13, 2025
ASSISI – ROME
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Following hotel check-out, we visit St. Mary of the Angels to celebrate Mass before continuing to Rome. Upon arrival, we visit Tre Fontane Convent to see where St. Paul was beheaded. We visit the nearby St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica and walk through the first Holy Door of our pilgrimage. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

BD
Day 9October 14, 2025
ST. PETER’S BASILICA – ANCIENT ROME
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This morning, we celebrate Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, where we walk through the second Holy Door of our pilgrimage. We explore the Basilica, the largest church in Christendom, built on the site where St. Peter was martyred. Unsurpassed in beauty, a monument to the long history of the Catholic Church to which pilgrims come from around the world, St. Peter’s is the grandest of the world’s churches. Our visit includes headsets, so each pilgrim can benefit from a clear explanation of what we see. Following lunch, we walk past Castel Sant’Angelo to Piazza Navona and the Pantheon. Near them is the small Church of St. Louis of the French, where we see three masterpieces by Caravaggio. Near Piazza Navona in the Church of St. Augustine, we see the relics of St. Monica (St. Augustine’s mother), who rests in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Continue the day with a visit to Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Church to see the burial place of St. Catherine of Siena. After visiting the Pantheon, enjoy the afternoon at leisure. Perhaps to walk over to the nearby Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps. Dinner is at leisure tonight. Overnight in Rome.

BL
Day 10October 15, 2025
PAPAL AUDIENCE – CHRISTIAN ROME
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Early this morning, we are transferred again to St. Peter’s Square, where we are blessed by the Holy Father during the Papal Audience. We then visit St. Mary Major Basilica, where we walk through the third Holy Door, celebrate Mass, and see the relics of the Holy Crib. At the Basilica of St. John the Lateran, we walk through our pilgrimage’s fourth and last Holy Door. Here, 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 by the Holy Stairs and venerate the Passion relics at the Holy Cross in Jerusalem. We enjoy a farewell dinner with local wine at a Roman restaurant tonight. Overnight in Rome. (B.L.Special dinner)

BLD
Day 11October 16, 2025
RETURN TO USA
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After Breakfast, we depart for the airport for our flight back home.

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$3,995per person

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A deposit of $750.00 per person by check should accompany the enrollment form and a copy of your passport picture page by May 29, 2025.
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Final payment is due by July 8, 2024.
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