Via Nazareth, 400 00166 Rome, ITALY
Duquesne University Italian Campus
A Walk Down Memory Lane: The last month of the semester! During April & May, the Italian Campus is bringing you a special series direct from Rome covering the end of the Spring 2010 semester. Come along for the ride down memory lane!! Holy Week & the Ancient Campania Excursion (Southern Excursion) ROME— The end of the Italian Peter’s Square with the Holy ANCIENT CAMPANIA Campus semester is always filled Father and 100,000 other Catho- EXCURSION with thoughts like, “Where did lics and Christians celebrating April 9-11, 2010 all the time go?”, “I still have all together and waiting for the We returned this last weekend of my papers to write and I’m traditional Apostolic bless- from Paradise—the region of going to Paris next weekend!”, ing ,“Urbi et Orbi”. Beyond Campania in Italy! The “Can it really be over?”. The these events, this year the stu- “Southern Excursion” was our Spring 2010 students are in the dents participated in the ancient last academic excursion of the midst of the big push towards tradition of visiting Roman semester and it included a hike the end and April has already church throughout the night on to the cone of Mt. Vesuvius (an been a big month for them! Holy Thursday. We called the active volcano!), an extensive site activity, “The Church Crawl”. HOLY WEEK & EASTER visit to Pompeii, a relaxing eve- Lead by Sister Mercedes, about March 28-April 4, 2010 ning in Sorrento, a magical day 20 Duquesne IC students spent on the Isle of Capri, and a jour- Holy Week is always a special the evening visiting churches like ney back to ancient Greece while time at the Italian Campus as S. Maria del Popolo & San visiting the Temples of Paestum! students have the opportunity to Silvestro in a joint activity with This experience will be relived participate in many special the students of Loyal Univer- by alumni & friends joining us events, such as the Stations of sity’s Rome Campus. the Cross at the Colosseum pre- on the Amalfi Coast Extension
sided over by the Pope on Holy October 12-15, 2010, as part of Friday and Easter Sunday in St. the 10th Anniversary celebra- tions n Italy!
Join us in Rome for Guide to photos top to the Italian Campus’ bottom: 10th Anniversary Photo 1 : SP10 students October 7-12, 2010 in front of the Temple of Neptune at Paestum, Visit our website for .Photo 2 : The Isle of more information Capri, Photo 3 : SP10 www.duq.edu/ students on the Isle of italy10years Capri, Photo 4 : The Email us at Holy Father, Benedict XVI at Easter Mass, [email protected] Photo 5 : SP10 students in St. Peter’s Square for Easter Mass. Deposit deadline All photos were taken by June 1, 2010 SP10 students.