Italy & Medjugorje Pilgrimage - BHT0011
Italy & Medjugorje Pilgrimage Tour
This pilgrimage tour will take us to the first Roman Catholic Church, St. Peter's Basilica, in Rome!
We will attend the Audience with Pope Leo XIV...continue to the first priest with stigmata St. Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo...to the powerful Eucharistic Miracle Sanctuary in Lanciano, from the 8th century....to the most lovable saint ever, St. Francis of Assisi......and at the end to Medjugorje filled with graces since 1981, to Virgin Mary, Gospa, Queen of Peace! A circle of the most important and most holy Catholic shrines and sanctuaries around the Adriatic Sea!
This pilgrimage will show you how amazing and spiritually nourishing our Church is, from Rome as the capital of the Roman Catholic Church to Medjugorje as a spiritual well, from St. Peter to St. Pio!
Have a blessed pilgrimage!
Rome - San Giovanni Rotondo - Monte Sant'Angelo - Lanciano - Assisi - Medjugorje
May 3 - 14, 2026
October 4 - 15, 2026
March 15 - 25, 2027
Day 1 - DEPARTURE
Your pilgrimage begins with an overnight intercontinental flight to Rome, Italy. Meals are served on board the plane.
Day 2 - ARRIVAL IN ROME
Arrive at the Rome airport and transfer before your Christian Tour of Rome this afternoon. First, on your schedule, today's Holy Mass is at St. Mary Major Basilica (or at another church we visit today). Then follows the visit to the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the Cathedral of Rome, the Papal residence from the 5th century until the papacy departed to Avignon in France. Across the street, we will visit the Holy Staircase (Scala Sancta), the stairs Jesus walked on the day he went to Pilate. We will end our day at our hotel with dinner and the first night in Rome.
Day 3 - GENERAL AUDIENCE WITH POPE LEO XIV & CHRISTIAN TOUR OF ROME
Today, we are up early for the General Audience with Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter's Square! After the audience, we'll have a lunch break around St. Peter's Square before we continue the tour of Rome. We will visit the Minor Basilica of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem and learn the story of St. Helen, Roman Emperor Constantine, and the relics of the True Cross. Relics were brought by St. Helen, Constantine's mother to Rome from Jerusalem. On the same afternoon, we will pass by bus by some Roman landmarks, such as Piazza Venezia with King Victor Emmanuel II Monument, the Colosseum, Arch of Constantine, Imperial Forums (Caesar, Augustus, Trajan), and Circus Maximus. In the early evening, we will take a walk to the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, and Piazza Navona. Rome farewell dinner before we go back to the hotel.
Day 4 - CHRISTIAN ROME - SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO
This morning, we are back at the Vatican State for a visit to St. Peter's Basilica, the underground burial stones with the tomb of St. Peter, and a Square dedicated to the same Saint. As we leave Rome, we will stop at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, and our tour of Rome finishes with the Domitilla Catacombs. We are in San Giovanni Rotondo (alternatively Monte Sant'Angelo) tonight, dinner and overnight.
Day 5 – SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO – MONTE SANT'ANGELO
After Mass and sightseeing at the Shrine of St. Padre Pio, you are going to Monte Sant'Angelo. Here, we will visit the Grotto, where Michael the Archangel appeared several times between the 5th and 17th centuries. This is an ancient pilgrimage destination visited by many, including Bishop Karol Wojtyla. Padre Pio also loved coming here. After the visit and lunch break, we will return to the Our Lady of Grace—Sanctuary of St. Padre Pio, free time until dinner, our second overnight in SGR.
Day 6 – SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO – LANCIANO – LORETO - ASSISI
After breakfast, we will leave SGR and drive northwest along the "Autostrada Adriatica." Our goal today is Assisi, but before Assisi, we will make a short stop at Lanciano. Lanciano is the place of one of the greatest Eucharistic Miracles. In the 8th century, during Holy Mass, a Basilian monk experienced an extraordinary miracle: when he said, "This is my Body" and "This is my Blood," the bread and wine visibly transformed into human flesh and blood. We will spend time in prayer before the relic at St. Francis Church, then continue to Loreto for a brief visit. Tonight, we are at our hotel in Assisi.
Day 7 – ASSISI
This early morning, after a good night's rest and breakfast, we will have a sightseeing tour of Assisi, the City of Peace, St. Francis, and St. Claire. The group will be learning about St. Francis and his life. Your guided walking tour will start at the church of Santa Chiara to see the Cross that spoke to St. Francis and to pray his prayer before the same Crucifix. The group will learn more about St. Claire, the founder of Poor Clair's, and see her incorrupt body. The visit will also include the crypt with the tomb of St. Francis in the basilica dedicated to the saint. Our tour of the City of Peace will end with "Porziuncola," one of three restored churches of young Francis that nowadays is inside the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels. After a guided tour of the City of Peace, you will have the entire afternoon and leisure time until dinner at our hotel! Second night in Assisi.
Day 8 – ASSISI - CROATIA - MEDJUGORJE
After breakfast and Holy Mass, we will proceed to Rome Airport. The same day, in the afternoon we board the flight to Split or Dubrovnik, Croatia, and transfer to Medjugorje.
Dinner and overnight in Medjugorje near the St. James church and the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Peace.
Day 9, 10, 11 – MEDJUGORJE
On your first morning in Medjugorje, after breakfast, you will meet with your local English-speaking guide, who will introduce you to Medjugorje's history and the Apparitions, for a little walk from your hotel to the Church of St. James just before the English language Holy Mass at 10:00 am. You will have a chance to participate in many activities during your stay in Medjugorje. With thousands of pilgrims from around the world, you will celebrate daily Mass at St. James Church. Visiting Bijakovici village, all six visionaries come from it; you will go up the Apparition Hill, Podbrdo, where Our Lady first appeared. Each evening at 5:00 pm (at 6:00 pm during summer), you and thousands of other pilgrims will pray The Rosary. All three Mysteries are prayed during the evening program. In Our Lady's messages, it was repeatedly emphasized how important it is to attend Mass, where "we meet Jesus alive." Messages of Prayer of the Rosary, Holy Mass, and Confession are the center of the evening program at St. James church. The apparition occurs at 5:40 pm or 6:40 in daylight saving time. Pilgrims can attend evening mass (in the Croatian language) on Thursdays and Saturdays, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and on Fridays, Veneration of the Cross in the Church. After the Holy Mass, a blessing of the religious articles you have with you. Among other activities, you will have a chance to climb the "Cross mountain", Krizevac, as local people know it, and visit the "Blue Cross," another place of the apparition of Our Lady.
Each pilgrim will have time for private devotions, lunch, and shopping.
Day 12 MEDJUGORJE - flights back home USA/Canada
Early morning transfer to the International Airport for a flight home, arriving on the same day.
RATES & DATES - based on min 20 people in the group:
May 3 - 14 , 2026 - per person in a double room:
Land and Air from New York & Newark......................................US$ 3790.00
Land and Air from Los Angeles..................................................US$ 3890.00
Land and Air from Houston & Miami..........................................US$ 3940.00
Single room supplement............................................................US$ 590.00
October 4 - 15, 2026 - per person in a double room:
Land and Air from Boston & Chicago........................................US$ 3790.00
Land and Air from Toronto & New York.....................................US$ 3730.00
Land and Air from Los Angeles & San Francisco.....................US$ 3890.00
Single room supplement...........................................................US$ 590.00
March 15 - 25, 2027 - per person in a double room:
Land and Air from Boston & Chicago........................................US$ 3660.00
Land and Air from Newark & New York.....................................US$ 3610.00
Land and Air from Los Angeles & Miami...................................US$ 3740.00
Land and Air from Houston & Seattle........................................US$ 3770.00
Single room supplement............................................................US$ 530.00
IMPORTANT:
- Prices are close estimates and will be confirmed after the airline reservation is made in your name.
- For the price from your departure city in the USA or Canada, please get in touch with us.
- Please note that airline tickets are non-refundable once purchased. Any changes or cancellations are subject to the airline’s rules and fees.
- Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after your return flight. Travelers who do not meet this requirement may be denied boarding or entry by immigration authorities.
INCLUSIVE:
- Airfares USA – Rome – Split – USA, airport taxes included - SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE AIRLINE
- 10 nights in first-class 4* hotels
- * 2 nights in Rome
- * 2 nights in San Giovanni Rotondo
- * 2 nights in Assisi
- * 4 nights Medjugorje
- Daily breakfast and dinner drinks included - a glass of wine & water
- Escort Tour Guide Italy & Medjugorje
- Local guides in Rome, Assisi, San Giovanni Rotondo & Medjugorje
- General Audience with His Holiness Leo XIV
- High-class air-conditioned tourist coach
- Entrance fees:
- St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
- St. Francis Basilica in Assisi
- Catacombs Rome
- Headsets for city tours, all the way
- Daily Mass with a priest in the group
NOT INCLUDED:
- Travel insurance - strongly recommended
- Daily lunch as a third meal, visa costs
- Tips for guides and drivers
- Personal expenses, visa or passport costs
FOR GROUP REQUESTS:
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