Rome: July 28-August 3, 2025

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Pilgrims of Hope

​The Jubilee of 2025, declared by Pope Francis, is a special year of Grace with pilgrimages at the core of the experience. In fact, the theme is “Pilgrims of Hope”. JMJYouth has been working with the Vatican’s Dicastery of Evangelization to host one or two events during the Jubilee of the Youth. Details are still tentative, but one would be with the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and the other with the relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis.

Itinerary

Sat Jul 26       Depart your City for Rome
Sun Jul 27      Meet your guide upon arrive in Rome, private coach to Assisi
Mon Jul 28    Basilica of St. Clare and relics of Bl. Carlo Acutis, Mass at
                              Basilica of St. Francis
Tue Jul 29       Depart Assisi for Rome. Walking pilgrimage of Rome and relics
                              of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Wed Jul  30    Pilgrimage to the Holy Door at the Cathedral of Rome,
                               walking pilgrimage & Jubilee events
Thurs Jul 31   Pilgrimage to the Holy Door at St. Paul Outside the Walls &
                               Mass. Jubilee events
Fri Aug 1          Pilgrimage to Holy Door of Basilica of St. Mary Major. Walking
                               pilgrimage tour
Sat Aug 2         Pilgrimage to Holy Door of St. Peter's. Walking pilgrimage to
                               relics of St. John Paul II & St. Faustina. Jubilee Events
Sun Aug 3        Divine Mercy Sunday. Mass with the Holy Father in St. Peter's
                               Square. Jubilee events
Mon Aug 4      Depart Rome for your home city.

Extensions

Italy Extension

Spend an extra five days in Italy. Visit the Shrine of St. Padre Pio & the Holy House of  Loreto. Venture to the Cave of St. Michael at Mount Gargano. Take a trip to the home of St. Benedict in Norcia and his monastery in Montecassino. 

France

Pilgrimage in the footsteps of great saints and into the arms of Our Lady. Visit Notre Dame (exterior), Sainte Chapelle, the Basilica of Sacre Coeur, and the Shrines of the Miraculous Medal and St. Vincent de Paul. Take an evening visit to the Eiffel Tower. Visit the basilicas of Lourdes and the Grotto of Our Lady. Participate in a candlelight procession in honor of Our Lady and bathe in the healing baths.

Poland

Begin in Warsaw, journey to Czestochowa and then to Krakow. Take a day trip to the concentration camps of Auschwitz & Birkenau, where Saints Maximillian Kolbe and Edith Stein gave their lives. In Wadowice, visit the birthplace of St. John Paul II. Spend time in Krakow’s Shrine of Divine Mercy, Market Square, the Cathedral and Castle district as well as various other sites.

Spain & Portugal

Visit cathedrals, shrines, and resting places of saints in Spain and Portugal. Highlights in Spain include the Cathedral of the Almudena in Madrid, a day trip to Avila in the legacy of Sts. Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross, and the ancient city of Toledo. Journey from Spain into Portugal to spend a day and a half in Fatima where Our Lady appeared. Visit the great monastery of Alcobaça, and explore Lisbon.

Day trip to Nettuno

Visit the home of Saint Maria Goretti, venerate her relics in the Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, and pray at the chapel where the young saint was martyred.

Day Trip to the Beach

Day trip to the Beach Kick back and relax on the sun-soaked sand of Italy’s beautiful beaches. Spend a whole day beating jet lag on arrival or decompressing after a week of jubilee fun.

Start here!