Board flight from Los Angeles Airport to Rome Fiumicino Airport.

Arrive at Rome airport and greeted by the tour manager and bus driver. Transfer to hotel in Rome where we will check in and stay overnight.

After breakfast, we depart the hotel and drive along the ancient Appian Way to reach the Catacombs and the Basilica of St. Sebastian. Here we will celebrate Mass. We will visit also the Church of Domine Quo Vadis. According to tradition, the apostle Peter, fleeing the city to avoid martyrdom, met Jesus to whom he addressed the following words, “Domine, quo vadis?” (Lord, where are you going?), and the Lord replied, “Venio Romam iterum crucifigi” (I am coming to Rome to be crucified again). Continue to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. We will enter the first holy door of our Jubilee and visit this basilica. After lunch, we will tour the Colosseum (photostop from outside). Then we will continue to the Roman Forum, the religious, political, and commercial center of ancient Rome, and for centuries, the entire civilized world. We will visit the Church of St. Francesca Romana. Also known as Santa Maria Nova, it is located between the Roman Forum and the Temple of Venus and Rome. According to tradition, the place where the basilica stands was the one where Simon Magus died. A stone commemorates the event: on this one, we would still see the marks of Peter's knees, who knelt in prayer. Regain our bus and return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Today we start with a visit to the minor Basilica of St Lorenzo Outside the Walls. It contains the relics of St. Lawrence who was martyred. The emperor Valerian sentenced him to die by roasting him on a gridiron Here we will celebrate Mass. Continue to the Basilica of Holy Cross in Jerusalem to see the sacred relics from the Holy Land. In this Basilica we might also see a well done copy of the Holy Shroud. Next, by a short walk, we reach the Basilica of St John in Lateran We will enter the Second holy door of our Jubilee This Basilica is the seat of the bishop of Rome, who of course, is also the Pope. The Basilica houses magnificent artwork and also wood from the table used at the Last Supper. It is high above the altar above the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, to the left of the main Papal altar. Break for lunch. In the afternoon we conclude our tour at, the Hoy Stairs, and we will also visit the Church of St Prudenziana. For centuries it was believed that this was the oldest Christian church in Rome. It would have been built on the domus of Senator Pudens, which is nine meters below the basilica. Pudens, with his two daughters Pudenziana and Praxedes, would have been converted by the apostle Peter who would have lived for seven years in his friend's house- Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Today we will visit the Vatican Museums where we will see the magnificent rooms painted by Raphael as well as the Sistine Chapel. We conclude the day with the Jubilee Procession to enter the Holy Door at St Peter’s Basilica. This is the third Holy Door of our Jubilee – Possible vigil mass for the Jubilee of the deacons. If not, we will arrange an afternoon Mass at Santa Maria in Traspontina or at the Divine Merci Shrine (both in the Vatican area). Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast we return to the Vatican. Today we will join the celebrations at St. Peter’s Basilica. At 12:00 we will attend the Papal Blessing at San Peter’s Square. After lunch, we complete our Jubilee by entering the fourth door of our Jubilee to visit the Basilica of St Mary Major, which is one of the oldest and most important shrines in the world dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Continue to the city center. We will be delighted by the imposing monuments and fountains of Rome. At Navona square we will see the Bernini’s fountain of the four rivers. Then we walk to see the Pantheon(outside) and the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva. Finally we reach the Trevi Fountain. Enjoy time at leisure at the Spanish Steps, before a restaurant farewell dinner. Overnight in Rome

After early breakfast, we depart Rome on a 2,5 hours trip to Assisi. Upon arrival, we will meet our guide to visit the Basilica of St. Clare, the first and most important heroine of the Franciscan movement, view her remains and see the miraculous Crucifix – Then we walk throughout the narrow streets of the medieval city centre, to reach the Basilica of St. Francis. Our local guide will take us to explore the Basilica complex, which is actually composed of two churches built one atop the other. Beneath both churches is the crypt that houses the tomb of St. Francis. The lower Basilica dates from 1228 to 1230, and is richly decorated with beautiful stained glass windows, and paintings done by some of the most important artists of the 13th and 14th centuries. In the upper Basilica, built from 1230 - 1253, we will marvel at the monumental frescoes painted by Giotto, which depict scenes from the life of the saint.Break for lunch. In the afternoon, we will visit the Santuario dell’e spoliazione where Carlo Acutis is buried. Check in at the hotel dinner and an overnight.

We check out after breakfast stop in the Valley of Assisi, to visit the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli. Crowned by the magnificent dome designed by Alessi, this great Basilica was built in 1569. It enclosed the shrine of the "Porziuncola" or the Little Portion Chapel around which the first Franciscan community was centered, the place where Clare received the habit from Francis, and the Capella Del Transito, which marks the spot where the Saint died. We celebrate Mass. Then we depart from Assisi driving towards Tuscany. In approx. 4 hours drive, we reach Pisa. Our guide will take us into the Duomo, and into the Baptistery, when we will have time to wander about the square and photograph the Tower and enjoy some free time. We continue to our hotel to check in -dinner and overnight.

After breakfast we drive to Turin, stopping in La Spezia to enjoy time for lunch on the Mediterranean sea. Upon arrival in Turin, we stop at the Basilica of Maria Ausiliatrice (Mary Help of Christians). In Valdocco, the headquarter of the Salesian movement. We will have time to visit the museum and a school (TBC).We celebrate Mass here. Continue to the hotel for check in, dinner and overnight

Although the Shroud is on display rarely and only by a special decree of the Holy Fathers, our first stop is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist where we will also venerate the buried body of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, which was found incorrupt when transferred to this cathedral in 1981 Pope Francis announced that he will be canonized during the 2025 Jubilee. In case the real Shroud is not on display, we might see a replica at the Church of San Lawrence. Break for lunch, We then drive to Colle Don Bosco to visit the Basilica built in the year 1965, 150 years after his birthdate. Celebrate Mass. We will see the replica of his house before we return to the hotel for dinner and overnight

After breakfast, we check out and drive to Milan ( 2,5 hrs drive) Enjoy a guide tour of this cosmopolitan and stylish city that lays claim to being home of the Duomo, situated in the very heart of Milan. This giant cathedral is one of the largest Gothic churches in the world.It was begun in the 14th century but not completed until more than 500 years later. Celebrate Mass. In the afternoon, we will have time at leisure in the fashion district around Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, before returning to the hotel for dinner and overnight

We transfer to Milan airport for our departure flight back home.