Itinerary:

Monday, July 28 | Day 1 | Departure for Italy
Depart the USA for Rome. Meals are served aboard your transatlantic flight(s).

Tuesday, July 29 | Day 2 | Arrival in Rome, Italy – Opening Mass with Holy Father at St. Peter’s Square
Upon arrival at the Leonardo da Vinci Airport at Fiumicino pass through passport control and collect your luggage. Proceed to the exit and meet your tour escort who will be with you everyday until the end of the trip. Today is the first day of the Jubilee of the Youth Week! Grab a quick bite to eat and head to the Vatican for the Opening Jubilee Mass with our Holy Father Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square. Dinner as a group at our hotel in Rome. (D)

Wednesday, July 30 to Friday, August 1 | Days 3, 4, 5 | Rome Vatican Jubilee of Youth
These three days are spent together in Rome- the Eternal City! – participating in the events planned and hosted by the Vatican Council of the Jubilee of Youth, visiting the opened Holy Doors of Rome’s Major Basilicas, and exploring as much of the city as possible. Daily activities will be shared once the schedule is announced by the Vatican Jubilee Organizing Committee. Activities outside the Vatican Jubilee program include visits to and tours of Imperial, Ancient, and Christian Rome- Basilicas of St. Mary Major, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls,  Colosseum, Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill, Piazza Navona, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Catacombs, and the Vatican Museums. Breakfast and dinner as a group is included daily. (B, D)

Saturday, August 2 | Day 6 | Rome Jubilee Evening Vigil
Today after breakfast we head to Tor Vergata, known as the University of Tor Vergata for a vigil under the stars with the Pope. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Rome. (B, D)

Sunday, August 3 | Day 7 | Rome Jubilee Closing Mass
After breakfast, we participate in celebrating the Holy Mass with the Holy Father at Tor Vergata. This marks the end of the official Jubilee of the Youth program. Afterwards, we make our way out of Rome north and east, to Assisi where we arrive for dinner and overnight. (B, D)

Monday, August 4 | Day 8 | Assisi
This morning we start our day outside the hustle and bustle of Rome, in the peaceful and tranquil village of Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis. We will celebrate Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis, followed by a guided tour of the Basilicas of St. Francis and St. Clare to pray before the San Damiano crucifix from which Jesus told St. Francis to rebuild His church. Visit also Chiesa Nuova and other interesting sites along the way.  Break for lunch. Afternoon departure via private vans for a guided tour of the Hermitage and S. Damiano, the church which St. Francis rebuilt, and the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, in which you can see the Porziuncola, the small chapel.  Dinner and overnight. (B, D)

Tuesday, August 5 | Day 9 | Assisi – Rome
After breakfast we pack up and begin our journey back to Rome. On arrival, celebrate the Holy Mass and spend the day in Rome. This evening we gather for a special farewell dinner, our last dinner together in Italy. (B, D)

Wednesday, August 6 | Day 10 | Rome – USA Departure
Today we check out of our hotel and head to the airport for our flights home. Ciao Italia! (B)