Welcome to your pilgrimage portal! Your faith will be enriched by coming on this incredible once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage!

The highlights of your pilgrimage include journeying to Lisbon, visiting the birthplace of St. Anthony, the Monastery and Monuments of Belem, traveling to Fatima and praying at the Chapel of Apparitions, visiting the homes of the children of Fatima, and more!

1.   Packing List

2.  Baggage Policy 

3.  Late & Cancellation Fees
4. Travel Documents & Requirements

Depart Chicago for an overnight flight to Lisbon!

Arrive in Lisbon and check into your hotel. Enjoy a walking tour of old Lisbon, including the neighborhoods of Baixa, Commerce Square, and the Church of St. Dominic. Visit Lisbon's Cathedral, attend the 6 PM mass at St. Anthony's Church, and then have dinner. Return to your hotel for rest.

Day tour of Lisbon beginning with mass at 10:15 AM. Visit the Basilica of Estrela, the convent where Jacinta stayed, the Monastery of Belem, the Monuments of Belem, the Sanctuary of Christ the King, and dinner.

Depart for Fatima, check into your hotel, visit the Chapel of Apparitions and the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary. Mass at 5 PM at the Chapel of Apparitions, followed by dinner.

Day trip to the great monasteries of Batalha and Alcobaca and the beach town of Nazare.

Celebrate 11:30 AM Mass in Nazare and learn about the town's devotion to Our Lady. Continue on to the monasteries of Alcoca and Batlha, followed by dinner.

Visit the homes of the children of Fatima before walking through the Hungarian Stations of the Cross. Mass, dinner, and participate in the evening Rosary and candlelight procession at the Sanctuary.

Free day in Fatima. Celebrate 7:15 PM Mass at the Chapel of Apparitions, followed by dinner, rosary, and candlelight procession.

Depart Lisbon for Chicago!

Feb 23rd:
Depart Chicago ORD at 4:48 PM on AA1308. Arrive Philadelphia PHL at 7:48 PM

Depart Philadelphia PHL at 9:10 PM on AA258. Arrive Lisbon LIS at 9:05 AM on Feb 24th

March 2nd:

Depart Lisbon LIS at 11:05 AM on AA259. Arrive Philadelphia PHL at 2:05 PM

Depart Philadelphia PHL at 4:33 PM on AA1166. Arrive Chicago ORD at 6:04 PM

View your flight document here!

HF Fenix Urban Hotel in Lisbon

Av. António Augusto de Aguiar 14, 1050-016 Lisboa

Domus Pacis Hotel in Fatima

R. de São Vicente de Paulo 32, Cova da Iria, 2495-438 Fátima

Steve Kerekes

Steve is a Catholic husband and father of nine children, as well as the founder of JMJYouth Pilgrimages.

After a dramatic conversion on a pilgrimage at the age of 18, Steve began a journey of discovering his Catholic Faith. He attended World Youth Day in Denver where he met his future wife. Together they traveled to the WYD in Manila and later, as a teacher, Steve took his students to the WYDs in Paris and Rome.

Since founding JMJ Youth Pilgrimages, he has taken many thousands of young pilgrims to the WYDs around the world. His global work with the youth gives him a unique perspective on the state of the Church and the movement of the Holy Spirit in the youth.