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Catholic Pilgrimage · 12 Days · Italy

Saints of Italy with Jeff and Emily Cavins

Join Jeff and Emily Cavins on a pilgrimage to Italy. This pilgrimage will visit Assisi, Orvieto, Loreto, Lanciano, San Giovanni, Rome, and much more.

Dates
June 8-19, 2025
Departs Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis
Duration
12 Days
Trip code 25JA06ITJC
From
$4,995
The Pilgrimage

Walk in the Footsteps of Faith

Jeff and Emily Cavins and a Christian guide will meet your party at the airport and accompany you every step of the way as you explore Assisi, Orvieto, Loreto, Lanciano, San Giovanni, Rome, and much more.

Jeff and Emily Cavins
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Jeff and Emily Cavins

Catholic authors, educators, and pilgrimage leaders

Jeff and Emily Cavins are Catholic authors, educators, and experienced pilgrimage leaders. Jeff created The Great Adventure Bible Study and is a nationally known speaker, author, television host, and podcaster; he also serves as Director Emeritus and a teacher at the Catechetical Institute. Emily studied Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, participated in archaeological work in Israel, and has written books and resources for Catholic adults and children. Together, they help pilgrims understand Scripture through the history, geography, and living faith of the places they visit.

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What's included

✓ Included

  • ✓Roundtrip airfare from Boston, Chicago, and Minneapolis (+$300) to Rome
  • ✓Airport taxes and fuel surcharges
  • ✓First-class hotels for ten nights
  • ✓Service charges and hotel taxes
  • ✓Buffet breakfast daily
  • ✓6 restaurant lunches (beverages may be purchased at an additional charge lunch in a restaurant)
  • ✓7 Hotel dinners (standard 3-course menu; beverages may be purchased at an additional cost)
  • ✓Farewell dinner in a local restaurant with wine
  • ✓Visit a winery with wine-tasting
  • ✓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
  • ✓Talks by Jeff Cavins

× 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 1June 8, 2025
DEPART FROM USA
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We depart on an overnight flight from the USA to Rome. Dinner and breakfast will be served on the flights. Optional premium economy and business class rates are available upon request and will be quoted starting 120 days before departure. Group tickets do not permit individual seat requests. Please purchase your own individual air ticket and a land-only package from us if the airline seat location is a priority for you.

Day 2June 9, 2025
WELCOME TO ITALY – ORVIETO
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Upon arrival in Rome, we are greeted by our English-speaking tour manager, who will accompany us during the entire trip. We board the motorcoach and embark on a beautiful spiritual journey to the most sacred sites in Italy. We are on our way to Assisi, the city of birds and silence, a truly beautiful town. We stop in Orvieto to see the beautiful Duomo, where the Miracle of the Eucharist of Bolsena is housed, and to celebrate Mass. Following lunch in Orvieto, we continue to Assisi for dinner and overnight. We have time to relax and get acclimated to a new time zone. Dinner and overnight in Assisi

LD
Day 3June 10, 2025
ASSISI
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We have an entire day to explore the hilltop city of birds and silence on foot. We visit St. Francis Basilica, see the world-renowned frescoes of Giotto, and celebrate Mass. We continue across town to visit the Basilica of St. Clare and see the relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis at the Sanctuary of Esplorazione. In the afternoon, we visit the San Damiano Convent. Dinner and overnight in Assisi.

BD
Day 4June 11, 2025
LORETO – SAN GIOVANNI
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We depart for Loreto to see the Holy House of Nazareth, which, as tradition tells us, was transported here from the Holy Land. In the Basilica, we see the most reproduced Madonna in the world: the Black Madonna of Loreto. Following Mass, we depart for San Giovanni Rotundo to see the places associated with the life and work of St. Padre Pio. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in San Giovanni.

BD
Day 5June 12, 2025
SAN GIOVANNI
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We see Padre Pio’s tomb and cell, the old church where he received the stigmata, his confessional, and the new Santa Maria Delle Grazia Church. After time for prayer and lunch, we drive to the Grotto of St. Michael the Archangel to celebrate Mass. Dinner and overnight at San Giovanni.

BD
Day 6June 13, 2025
SAN GIOVANNI – TERMOLI – PESCARA
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We depart the hotel following breakfast and drive north along the Adriatic coast. Our destination is Termoli, a city in Molise, one of the smallest Italian Regions. Here, we visit the Cathedral, which houses the skull of Saint Timothy, who met St Paul around the year 49 during the Apostle’s 2nd missionary journey and helped the Apostle to spread the Gospel. His relics were discovered here in 1945 during restoration work on the cathedral’s crypt. The workers found a marble tombstone with an inscription: “In the year of the Lord 1239. Here rest in peace the body of the blessed Timothy, disciple of the blessed Apostle.” Mass will be celebrated. We enjoy an included lunch based on fish recipes, which is the traditional meal in this area. In the afternoon, we continue to Pescara, where we will spend the next two nights. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Pescara.

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Day 7June 14, 2025
LANCIANO – WINES OF ABRUZZO – PESCARA
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We have an early start today, as a busy day awaits us. A short bus ride takes us to the town of Lanciano to visit the Church of St. Longinus, the site of what many believe is the greatest Eucharistic Miracle of the Catholic Church. In the 8th century, a monk offering Mass was said to be plagued by doubts regarding transubstantiation. When pronouncing the words of consecration, the host miraculously changed into flesh and the wine into blood. Since that time, countless pilgrims have visited to behold the monstrance which contains the miracle. After Mass, we continue to Ortona. En route, we stop along the path of San Tommaso, a few kilometers from Ortona, to visit a Montepulciano winery. Here, we see the fountain of wine, where pilgrims from all over the world have been refreshed after the fatigue of a long journey. We enjoy lunch and a wine tasting. In Ortona, we visit the Cathedral, which houses the bones of St. Thomas the Apostle. Dinner and overnight in Pescara.

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Day 8June 15, 2025
MANOPELLO – ROME
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Driving to Rome we stop in Manoppello to visit the Basilica Sanctuary of the Holy Face, where we celebrate Mass. After a lunch break, we arrive in Rome and settle into our hotel. Dinner is at leisure. Overnight in Rome.

BL
Day 9June 16, 2025
ROME
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Our first visit of the day is to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls for Mass and to walk through the first Holy Door of our Pilgrimage. Nearby, we visit the Convent of Tre Fontane, where the Saint was beheaded. Following a break for lunch, we visit the Mamertine Prison to see where St. Peter and St. Paul were imprisoned. Our afternoon walking tour of Rome includes the Pantheon, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, the only true Gothic church in Rome, the Jesuit Church to see the rooms of St. Ignatius, and Piazza Navone with its magnificent Four Rivers fountain by Bernini. Dinner is at leisure, with the opportunity to explore the many cafes in the center of Rome. Overnight in Rome

B
Day 10June 17, 2025
ROME – CHRISTIAN ROME
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Today, we celebrate Mass in one of the chapels of St. Peter’s Basilica (TBC). On our guided tour, we discover the history and magnificence of the largest church in the world. Here, we walk through the second Holy Door of our pilgrimage. Following our included lunch, we visit the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where we walk through the third Holy Door. Our next stop is St. John Lateran, where we walk through our pilgrimage’s fourth and final Holy Door. Then, we have time to climb the Holy Stairs. Our final stop of the busy day, is the Church of 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 11June 18, 2025
ROME – PAPAL AUDIENCE – CATACOMBS
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Today, we are Blessed by the Holy Father during the morning Papal Audience. Following lunch, we drive along the Appian Way to the Chapel of Quo Vadis, where we stop for a teaching by Jeff. We continue to the Church of St. Sebastian and the Catacombs. Mass will be celebrated. Before we return to Rome, we visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Divine Love. Tonight, we will enjoy a farewell dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Rome. (B.L.Special Dinner)

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Day 12June 19, 2025
RETURN TO USA
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We are transferred to the airport for our flights home to the USA.

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$6,495per person

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$6,795per person

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$4,995per person

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$1,295additional

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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 February 7, 2025.
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Final payment is due by March 10, 2025.
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Your passport must be valid through December 19, 2025.
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