Trip Itinerary
Thursday, March 8:
9:35 pm – Religio departs JFK International Airport via Alitalia Airways
Friday, March 9:
12:35 pm – Religio arrives at Rome’s International Airport and heads for Hotel Emmaus
3 pm – Tour of Capitoline Hill
5:45 pm- Synagogue service at the Great Synagogue in the Jewish Ghetto
7:45 pm – Dinner at Il Giardino Romano Restaurant in the Jewish Ghetto
Saturday, March 10:
8:30 am – Breakfast with Father John Wauck (Professor at Pontifical University of the Holy Cross)
9:30 am – Visit to Ponte Sant’Angelo Methodist Church
12:30 pm – Meeting with Father Federico Lombardi, Spokesperson of the Holy See and Director of Vatican Radio and Centro Televisivo Vaticano at the Holy See Press Office
3:10 pm – Visit to the Russian Orthodox Church on Via del Lago Terrione
7 pm – Dinner at La Vittoria Restaurant
Sunday, March 11:
8:45 am – Mass and tour at Pontifical North American College
12 pm – Angelus with the Pope at St. Peter’s Square
2:30 pm – Presentation by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Church of San Gregorio al Celio
7 pm – Dinner at La Pilotta Restaurant with guest speaker Msgr. Owen Keenan, Official of the Vatican Secretariat of State
Monday, March 12:
8:45 am – Tour of Braccio di Carlo Magno Museum (rare biblical texts and artifacts) at St. Peter’s Square
10:15 am – Tour of Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica
4 pm – Meeting with the Community of Sant’Egidio
6:30 pm – Dinner at Dar Poeta Pizzeria
8:30 pm – Vespers at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Tuesday, March 13:
9 am – Meeting with Bishop Siluan Span at Romanian Orthodox Church
4:45 pm – Visit to the Pontifical University of Holy Cross
5:30 pm – Meeting with Cardinal James Stafford
7 pm – Dinner at Sicomoro Ristro Restaurant with journalist guest speakers Gerard O’Connell and Francis X. Rocca
Wednesday, March 14:
9:30 am – Papal Audience
1:30 pm – Visit to the Mosque of Rome, and Istituto Tevere and Mustafa Cenap Avdin
6:45 pm – Mass and interreligious dinner at the Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas
Thursday, March 15:
8 am – Trip to Naples, arrive at Hotel Piazza Bellini
1 pm – Guided tour of Naples
7:30 pm – Dinner at Pizzeria Bellini
Friday, March 16:
10 am – Trip to San Giovanni Rotondo, arrive at Hotel Santa Maria delle Grazie
3:45 pm – Tour of Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital
8 pm – Dinner at hotel restaurant
Saturday, March 17:
9 am – Visit to the Sanctuary of San Giovanni Rotondo and Catholic Shrine
1:00 pm – Trip to San Michele in Gargano, arrive at Casa del Pellegrino
2:30 pm – Visit to the Sanctuary of San Michele in Gargano
7 pm – Dinner at San Michele Hotel Restaurant
Sunday, March 18:
10 am – Trip to Bari, arrive at Hotel Boston
3 pm – Guided tour of Bari sites
8 pm – Dinner at La Locanda de Federico restaurant
Monday, March 19:
8:35 am – Religio departs Bari to Rome and arrives back in NYC
