January 2-12, 2018

Highlights Include: Berlin, Alexadnerplatz, Berlin Wall, Munich, Shrine of Our Lady of Alotting, Melk Abbey, Danube River, Vienna, Cathedral of St. Stephen, Hofburg Palace, Vienna's Opera House, Salzburg, Mozart's Birthplace, Shrine of Our Lady of Mariazell, Hohensalzburg Fortress, Lucerne, Zurich, & more!

Journey includes: Daily Mass and prayer in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; Round trip air transportation; motorcoach transportation; breakfast & dinner daily; lodging; sightseeing and admission; English-speaking tour guides; and baggage handling at hotels. 

Contact Paul Riffon (priffon@athenscatholic.org) for more information.

Several members of our Newman Community took a pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi, Italy during Ohio University's Winter Break. The trip was January 3-10, 2015.

In Rome, the pilgrims visited many sites, including the Basilica of St. Peter, the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the Basilica of St. Mary Major, St. Paul Outside the Walls, and the ancient Catacombs.

In Assisi, the pilgrims visited the places where St. Francis and St. Clare ministered and where the Franciscan order got its start, including Santa Maria degli Angeli, the Porziuncola, San Damiano, the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, and the Church of St. Clare.

The students, along with Fr. Mark Moore and Fr. Tom Nelson, experienced such vibrancy in Italy, traveling during the Christmas season and celebrating the Feast of the Epiphany in Rome with several thousand other people. The group also enjoyed an audience with Pope Francis at his General Wednesday Audience and other wonderful experiences. To the right on this page, there is a photo album of the group pictures taken on the pilgrimage in various locations.

Fr. Mark hopes to make the pilgrimage a recurring event for students in the Campus Ministry program at Ohio University by offering them the opportunity to travel to Rome and Assisi every 3 years.