Christendom in Rome

The purpose of Christendom's Junior Semester in Rome Program is to enhance its academic program with the cultural and intellectual enrichment which living and studying in Rome, in the Heart of the Church, offers the students. Accommodations are in the heart of Rome within walking distance of the Vatican and Rome's Historic Center.

In addition to taking full advantage of the artistic, cultural, ecclesiastical, and spiritual riches and resources of the Eternal City, the program includes visits to Siena, Florence, and a retreat in Assisi. Students may also participate in optional trips to sacred cities such as Orvieto and Subiaco.

Students stay at the Residence Candia, located within the sound of the bells of the Vatican but a world away from the tour buses. The Residence is a five-minute stroll to the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel. It is in a quintessentially Roman neighborhood, complete with shops, restaurants, coffee bars, and an open-air market. The Residence consists of apartments that have been recently renovated, and provides services like a hotel, such as daily cleaning and weekly change of bed and bath linens. Each apartment has its own bathroom and is equipped with kitchen facilities.

Classes are held at the Istituto Maria SS Bambina, a convent located near the hotel, and situated directly next to St. Peter's. The students can listen to the weekly Wednesday Papal audience from their balcony that overlooks St. Peter's Square.

Christendom students who take part in the Semester in Rome Program are not enrolled in another college's program for the 3-month semester, rather, they are taught and supervised by Christendom College faculty and staff. Additionally, they take classes, go on retreats and tours, and eat their meals solely with the group of approximately 40 Christendom College students. So, it really is a Christendom in Rome Program.

Courses:

• THEO 301 Moral Theology (Fall core course)
• THEO 302 Apologetics (Spring core course)
• CECS/ENGL/HIST/THEO 300 Roman Perspectives
• HIST 301 Cultural History of Christendom: Art and Architecture
• ITAL 101 Elementary Italian.

In addition to the airfare and the normal tuition and room/board costs of attending Christendom, participants pay an additional $1500; not the normal added expenses of $3000 – $4000 charged by other colleges.

Our commitment to a reasonably priced international experience aims to make the Rome Program attainable for all students.