Ken lives in Chicago with his spouse Cynthia Okayama Dopke and their daughter. Depending on arrival flight time, we stop at the foot of the hill of Assisi and visit the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, containing the Porziuncola, a tiny stone structure considered the home of St. Francis and his followers and the house where St. Francis founded the Franciscan order and died in or near, on October 3, 1226. . Date. Assisi, Italy. Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land P.O. St. Francis Pilgrimages is owned and operated by Bret and Katia Thoman. di Roma 844/92, We arrive in Rome and are met by our experienced tour manager who will accompany us throughout our journey. In it were buried tens of martyrs, 16 popes and many early Christians. The visual signs of Viterbo Universitys Franciscan heritage are hard to miss. We arrive in Rome and are met by our experienced tour manager who will accompany us throughout our journey. 2018 Great Travel Service srl. We meet our guide and enjoy a walking city sightseeing tour including the Basilica of St. Francis. . Join Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service and the Franciscan Action Network on a powerful pilgrimage to Assisi, Italy in the summer of 2024 led by Franciscan Friar Michael Lasky and Dr. Ken Butigan.. He began his pastoral and . Franciscan Pilgrimages | Franciscan University of Steubenville This May, after a record number of applicants stepped forward, six Viterbo employees will make the journey to Assisi. He is a member of the Province of St. John the Baptist (Cincinnati, Ohio) of the Order of Friars Minor and citizen of Canada. Before joining FAN, in 2021, Micheles career focused on the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy, including nearly 20 years in the U.S. Department of State as well as heading programs focused on peace, human rights, and democracy in the Middle East at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. They will carefully walk you through all the traveling details, give you an itinerary with flexibility, provide daily input from the insightful professor Ken Butigan with inspiring masses. To join this pilgrimage all attendees must be 18 years of age or older. Assisi to Rome on the Via di Francesco - Pilgrim Paths Viterbo, founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, has always been a Franciscan institution. It was here that St. Francis also wore the tunic for the first time. His less wealthy brothers-in-arms were executed instead of being held for ransom, often buried alive. Your gift is fully tax deductible to the extent of the law. Franciscan Italy pilgrimage Franciscan Spirit Tours