Father Vincent Capodanno High School Pilgrimage | March 8-19, 2025
Rome | San Giovanni Rotondo | Lanciano | Assisi

Join Father Vincent Capodanno High School on this amazing pilgrimage from March 8-19, 2025. This 12 day pilgrimage will visit all of the major and off the beaten path pilgrimage sights of Rome in addition to the home of Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo. We will also celebrate Mass before the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano and walk in the footsteps of St. Francis and St. Clare in Assisi.

Contacts

To register, visit ciaoromatravel.com/register

For more information, contact PJ Anderson of Ciao Roma Travel:
PJ Anderson | info@ciaoromatravel.com | 219-616-2029

Itinerary

DAY 1 | Depart Chicago for Roma

DAY 2 | Arrive in Rome, Private bus to hotel, Drop bags at Hotel, First glimpse of St. Peter's, Lunch, Piazza Navona, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Pantheon, Rest at Hotel, Dinner

DAY 3 | Mass at St. John Lateran, Scala Santa, Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Aventine Hill, Lunch, St. Mary Major, Santa Prassede, Trevi Fountain, Dinner

DAY 4 | Private Mass at St. Peter's, Visit Dome & St. Peter's Basilica, Lunch in St. Peter's Square, Scavi Tour, Colosseum, Roman Forum, Dinner

DAY 5 | Papal Audience in St. Peter's Square, Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel, Mass at St. Paul Outside the Walls, Dinner

DAY 6 | Private Bus to Padre Pio’s home of San Giovanni Rotondo, Mass at the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano, Visit Padre Pio Tomb, Museum & Chapels

DAY 7 | Mass in San Giovanni Rotondo, Visit Padre Pio Sights, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 8 | Private Bus to Assisi, Santa Maria degli Angeli, Check into Assisi Hotel, Dinner

DAY 9 | Mass and Visit San Francesco, Santa Chiara, Chiesa Nuova, Lunch, San Damiano, St. Francis' Hermitage, FREE TIME, Dinner

DAY 10 | Private bus to Florence, Lunch on your own, Visit Michelangelo’s David, FREE DAY in Florence, Dinner

DAY 11 | FREE DAY in Florence, Lunch on your own, Last group dinner in Florence, Private bus to Hilton Rome Airport Hotel

DAY 12 | Depart for US! Ciao Roma!

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • 12 Days of Travel

  • Roundtrip airfare from RDU

  • Private Coach bus to and from Rome Airport

  • 4 Nights hotel in Rome close to St. Peter's

  • Private coach bus from Rome-San Giovanni Rotondo-Lanciano-Assisi-Rome

  • 2 nights hotel in San Giovanni Rotondo

  • 2 nights hotel in Assisi

  • 1 night hotel in Florence

  • 1 night hotel in Roma Airport Hotel

  • ALL meals (almost), breakfast lunch and dinner. Meals include tips. Meals include wine, water, soda. 1 bottle of wine per 4 people. Additional can be purchased at your own expense. 2-3 lunches will be on your own. All dinners and breakfasts are included

  • ALL site fees (Vatican Museums, Scavi Tour, Dome of St. Peter's, Colosseum, Roman Forum, St. Francis' Hermitage, Michelangelo’s David and more)

  • Rome bus passes for Subways/Buses