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Italy · 7–9 days
Rome
“I am eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.” — Romans 1:15
Rome is where the story collides with power. An empire that ruled the world tried to stamp this faith out — and instead the faith outlasted the empire. This journey walks the underground tombs, the ruins, and the basilicas, asking the most stubborn question of all: what made ordinary people refuse to let go, even at the cost of everything?
The question this journey asks
Why did this faith survive the empire that tried to end it?
What you’ll walk
- The Catacombs — where the persecuted church worshipped underground
- The Colosseum & Roman Forum — the empire at full height
- St Peter's and the Vatican — the long aftermath
- The Mamertine Prison — tradition's holding cell for Paul
- The Appian Way — the road into the city
- Optional Assisi extension — Francis and a different kind of poverty