Depart USA to Italy. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey.

Arrive in Rome, and transfer to your hotel. Balance of day at leisure. Enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant (D): ROME.

Wed This morning, attend the Papal Audience at the Vatican and receive the Blessing of the Holy Father. In the afternoon, visit St. John Lateran Church, St. Mary Major Church, Holy Stairs and the Catacombs, which hold the bodies of several early popes (B): ROME.

Full day tour to Assisi. Depart Rome, via the "Sun Route" motorway. Stop in Orvieto, a small medieval town famous for its cathedral. Spend the day visiting Umbria, rich in vineyards, olive groves and villages. View the charming medieval cities of Spoleto (world-famous for the "Festival dei Due Mondi"), Trevi, Foligno, Spello, and Assisi, the mystic city of St. Francis.

Visit the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Basilica of St. Francis, with the masterpieces of Giotto and Cimabue. Enjoy lunch at a typical local restaurant. Balance of the day at leisure (B, L): ROME

Tour the Vatican Museums including the famous Sistine Chapel and see Michelangelo's ceiling and his mural of the Last Judgment. Visit the Roman Forum, walking through the ancient streets. Stop at the Colosseum, the huge amphitheater started in 72 AD. Continue on to visit Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls, built where the Apostle of the People is buried. Visit St. Peter's in Chains Church (B): ROME.

This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Split. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. Orientation tour of the village. Meet with local villagers and join in evening services at St. James Church (B, D): MEDJUGORJE.

Morning Mass at St. James Church. Visit Apparition Hill where Mary first appeared and climb Holy Cross Mountain.

In the evening, attend the recitation of the rosary and the healing service at St. James Church (B, D): MEDJUGORJE.

Today, participate in your choice of activities including: 10am Mass at St. James, daily recitation of the rosary and the Blessing of the Sick. Farewell dinner (B, D): MEDJUGORJE.

After breakfast, transfer back to Split for your return flight (B).