Italy & Sicily Pilgrimage — 2026

Download or View the Full Brochure (PDF)

Open the PDF for the complete day-by-day itinerary, inclusions, terms, and reservation form.

What’s Included

• Round-trip airfare from Newark
• First class/select hotels (private bath), most meals
• Professional English-speaking tour director
• Comprehensive sightseeing and admissions
• All porterage, hotel service charges, airport transfers

Payment Schedule

• $800 deposit with reservation
• Final payment due 100 days before departure

Route & Key Sites

Palermo • Agrigento • Siracusa • Mt. Etna • Taormina • Messina • Sorrento • Pompeii • Monte Cassino • Rome (Vatican & Papal Audience*)

*Papal Audience when available. See brochure for day-by-day schedule and details.

Day-By-Day (Abbrev.)

1. Depart Newark
2. Arrive Rome → Fly to Palermo
3. Palermo & Monreale (mosaics)
4. Selinunte → Valley of the Temples (Agrigento)
5. Piazza Armerina → Siracusa
6. Siracusa → Mt. Etna → Taormina
7. Taormina (Greek-Roman Theater)
8. Ferry at Messina → Sorrento
9. Pompeii → Monte Cassino → Rome
10. Rome: Papal Audience; Major Basilicas; Catacombs
11. Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
12. Return to Newark

How to Register

Use the reservation form in the brochure or contact the parish office.