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0427BA6 - Catholic Italy Pilgrimage 10 days from Philadelphia


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International departure taxes of $178 plus current fuel surcharges of $388 are included

Tour Code Departure Date Cost per person
BA0427GS 04/27/2026 $5599.00
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Today, we depart Philadelphia to connect with our overnight flight to Rome aboard a wide-bodied jet. We enjoy in-flight movies, dinner, and breakfast while aloft.
Following our morning arrival in Rome, we are greeted at the airport by our Unitours Tour Manager and board our coach bus for our ride through Rome to our hotel. Pending actual arrival time, we stop to enjoy lunch on our own en-route to our hotel. Pending availability of our accommodations, we have time to relax and re-energize before we enjoy our “welcome dinner” celebrating the start of our pilgrimage in honor of our pilgrimage patron Saint, Augustine. Depending on our final schedule there may be time to celebrate Mass before dinner at a local church near our hotel. Overnight at our hotel in Rome.
This morning, we make our way to St. Peter's for an audience with Pope Leo XIV if he is in residence. This afternoon, following a break for lunch on our own, we visit Sant’Anna Parish, the parish of Vatican City, staffed by the Augustinian Friars. After our stop, we continue to visit St. Mary Major, also known as Our Lady of the Snows in memory of a Marian miracle in 352AD, where it snowed in August marking the spot to build the basilica. Here we find many of the Popes buried here, the newest being the late Pope Francis. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Rome.
Today, we travel to Genazzano, and the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel. While there we celebrate Mass and venerate Blessed Stephano Bellesini, an Austrian Augustinian beatified by Pope Pius X. Following a stop for lunch on our own, we continue to Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman seaport that now lies over two miles inland because of silt deposited over the many centuries at the mouth of the famed Tiber River. It was in this port that St. Augustine arrived after leaving North Africa in 382AD. It was also here that St. Monica would later fall ill and die in 387AD, at the age of fifty-five. Shortly after her death, St. Augustine left for North Africa from this same port. We visit the Church of Santa Auria and the empty grave of St. Monica. Though there is a shrine there now, Pope Martin V moved her remains to Rome in 1430. We conclude our day at our hotel for dinner and overnight.
This morning, we visit The Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul to celebrate Mass at the crypt altars in the lower level. This afternoon, following lunch on our own, we continue our day with a visit to the Holy Stairs and Basilica of St. John Lateran. We then proceed to our next stop, St. Paul Outside the Walls. This huge, imposing Basilica, second in size only to St. Peter’s and one of the largest churches in the Christian world, contains an unusual gallery of papal portraits: 265 tablets portraying the popes of the past. We conclude our day at our hotel in time for dinner and overnight
Today, we travel northeast to the town of Cascia, where we stop at the Basilica of St. Rita. The Basilica not only contains her glass sarcophagus but also the relic of the Eucharistic Miracle of Cascia. In 1330AD, a local priest was called to visit an ill woman and bring her the Holy Eucharist. Oddly, rather than carry it reverently, he simply placed the host between a few pages in his prayer book. When he arrived to give her communion, the host had turned to blood and the blood stained both pages between which it was placed! We celebrate Mass while there before breaking for lunch on our own in the enchanting town. Free time in the late afternoon departure for Assisi. Arrive at our hotel for dinner and overnight.
This morning, our first stop is the Basilica of St. Francesco, where we celebrate with Mass. After our visit of the Basilica and the tomb of St. Francis, we begin our walking tour of the village. Included, is a visit to the Church of St. Clare to view the crucifix that spoke to St. Francis. We pass by the famous Temple of Minerva in the Piazza del Comune. This afternoon, following a break for lunch on our own, we can enjoy this picturesque hillside village on our own. Dinner and overnight at our hotel.
Today, we journey north to Milan, stopping for lunch on our own along our beautiful scenic drive through central Italy, a route dotted with vineyards and olive orchards! We stop in Pavia and the Basilica of San Pietro Ciel d’ Oro, the final resting place of St. Augustine. While there, we have an opportunity to celebrate Mass, pending the final schedule. After our visit to Pavia, we arrive in Milan and enjoy dinner and overnight in Milan.
This morning, our first stop is the Duomo di Milano, one of the largest cathedrals in Italy and a gem of gothic architecture and magnificent stained-glass windows. We visit the place where St. Ambrose, baptized St. Augustine as a Catholic! While here we will renew our baptismal vows. We also visit the tomb of St. Charles Borromeo, the first Archbishop of Milan and the “Patron Saint of Seminarians.” Following a break for lunch on our own, we travel a short distance as we visit the Santa Marie della Grazie, home of Leonardo di Vinci’s famous painting “The Last Supper.” We tour this magnificent church, as well as nearby Sforza Castle, a 15th century renaissance castle, which features numerous works of art and Michelangelo’s last work before his death. We return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
This morning, we make our way home with memories of a lifetime, cherishing the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of St. Augustine!
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