Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi

What Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi does

Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi (ORP), founded in 1933 and headquartered in Rome, is the official pilgrimage organization of the Diocese of Rome (Opera Diocesana). The company organizes end-to-end Catholic faith-based tours to sacred destinations including the Holy Land, Lourdes, Fatima, Santiago de Compostela, Medjugorje, Turkey, Greece, Armenia, Georgia, Morocco, Tunisia, Cyprus, and Malta, as well as within Rome itself (Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Catacombs, Lateran Complex). Each pilgrimage is accompanied by an ordained priest or deacon serving as spiritual guide, with a permanent team of more than 30 such chaplains — a credentialed service unavailable from secular tour operators.

ORP's technology stack is conventional: a multilingual booking website (Italian, English, Spanish, French, German) with a bookingkit integration for online reservations, phone operators, and two physical Rome offices including a front-facing location at Piazza Pio XII next to St. Peter's Basilica. Products are structured as multi-day destination-specific packages, priced from €340 per person (3-day Rome) to over €2,130 per person (Armenia-Georgia, 9 days), bundling flights (ITA Airways), rail (Trenitalia), airport handling (Aeroporti di Roma), 3-4 star accommodation, meals, entrance fees, spiritual assistance, and travel insurance. Auxiliary offerings include the Omnia Vatican & Rome city pass, gift vouchers (Buono Regalo), walking pilgrimages (Cammini / Camino de Santiago), the Progetto Scuola educational program, and Viae Mundi cultural-religious itineraries spanning Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Revenue is transactional: per-person package bookings with deposits and balances, an 8% early-booking discount for individuals booking 120+ days in advance, single-room supplements (€70-€480), and high-season surcharges (e.g., €260 for Christmas/New Year). Group, parish, and diocese bookings receive custom itineraries and rate negotiation. No revenue, headcount, funding rounds, or ownership changes are disclosed; ORP is a privately held non-profit diocesan entity with no parent company, no external investors, and no subsidiaries. Operating geographies span 19 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, with customer segments distributed across individuals, schools, parishes, dioceses, and gift-voucher recipients.

Name

Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi

Legal name

Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi

Website

https://operaromanapellegrinaggi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi, founded in 1933 and based in Rome, is the Catholic Diocese of Rome's official pilgrimage organization, organizing faith-based tours led by ordained spiritual guides to holy sites across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Tourism / Catholic Pilgrimage Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Christian Pilgrimage & Holy Land Tour Operators (THAKAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Group Travel (Church/Mosque/Temple) Organizers (THAKAHAH), Religious & Sacred Sites Tours (THAJAAAF)

Keywords

• Religious tourism services
• Catholic pilgrimage packages
• Guided religious tours
• Spiritual travel itineraries
• Holy Land pilgrimages

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Organized Pilgrimage Packages: ORP generates revenue through the sale of comprehensive pilgrimage packages that include air travel, ground transportation, accommodation, meals, guided visits, spiritual assistance, and travel insurance. Packages are priced per person based on destination, duration, and accommodation level, with deposits and final balance payments collected at defined intervals before departure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi designs and operates end-to-end Catholic pilgrimage packages to sacred destinations in Rome, the Vatican, the Holy Land, Lourdes, Fatima, Santiago de Compostela, Medjugorje, Turkey, Greece, Morocco, Tunisia, Armenia, Georgia, Cyprus, Malta, and elsewhere. Each package bundles flights, transfers, accommodation, meals, entrance fees, guided visits, spiritual assistance by an ordained priest-chaplain, and travel insurance. Supporting offerings include religious-cultural itineraries (Viae Mundi), walking pilgrimages (Cammini), the Omnia Vatican&Rome city pass, gift vouchers, and a dedicated school program (Progetto Scuole).

Product overview

Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi (ORP) is a pilgrimage travel company founded in 1933, offering a comprehensive portfolio of religious tourism services. The core offerings include Rome pilgrimages (O Roma Nobilis, Le Testimonianze della Chiesa, I tesori del Vaticano), Vatican tours (Musei Vaticani, Cappella Sistina, Complesso Lateranense), and destination pilgrimages worldwide (Lourdes, Fatima, Holy Land, Turkey, Greece, Morocco, Tunisia, Armenia, Georgia, Cyprus, Malta). Supporting services include Viae Mundi cultural itineraries, Cammini walking pilgrimages, Omnia Card city passes, gift vouchers, and school programs. The portfolio is structured as destination-specific tour packages with optional add-ons rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ITA AirwayscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorITA Airways is a company 100% owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, operating in the air transport sector since October 2021. The airline is a key partner providing direct flights for ORP pilgrimages, with services including flights from Rome to destinations such as Yerevan, Larnaca, Tunis, Lisbon, and Athens.
• TrenitaliacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrenitalia, 100% controlled by FS Italiane, is among the top railway companies in Europe, managing transport of passengers and goods with 8,000 trains per day, more than half a billion travelers, and approximately 80 million tons of goods per year. Provides rail transport services for ORP's Italian domestic pilgrimage itineraries.
• Aeroporti di RomacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAeroporti di Roma, part of the Atlantia Group, manages and develops Rome Fiumicino and Ciampino airports, and carries out other activities connected and complementary to airport management. ORP's pilgrimage packages depart primarily from Fiumicino Airport, managed by ADR.
• Comune di RomaminorOthersThe Municipality of Rome is a partner supporting ORP's operations as the official pilgrimage organization of the Diocese of Rome, based in the city.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• OMNIA Vatican & Rome: Vatican-affiliated city pass and sightseeing product (Vatican Museums, Colosseum, hop-on hop-off) closely tied to ORP through partnership and co-branding. Comparable as an institutional Vatican-tourism offering rather than a head-to-head pilgrimage competitor.

Direct peers

• Magi Travel: US-based Catholic pilgrimage specialist offering group and custom tours to Holy Land, Italy, Greece, and Marian shrines with priest-chaplains. Comparable in customer profile, priest-led product, and destination mix.
• Select International Tours: Catholic tour operator specializing in Holy Land, European shrine, and Marian pilgrimage packages with priest-led group departures. Comparable in target audience, priest-led model, and packaged international pilgrimage offering.
• 206 Tours (Pilgrim Tours): US-based Catholic pilgrimage tour operator offering guided trips to the Holy Land, Rome, Lourdes, Fatima, and other Catholic sites with priest-chaperones. Closest English-language direct comparable in product structure and spiritual-accompanied model.
• Unitalsi: Italian Catholic association organizing pilgrimages, especially for the sick, to Lourdes and other Marian shrines. Direct comparable as a Vatican-adjacent, Italy-based Catholic pilgrimage organization offering similar devotional package tours.
• Catholic Travel Centre: Catholic-focused tour company offering pilgrimages to Rome, the Holy Land, Fatima, Lourdes, and Santiago with daily Mass and spiritual direction. Direct peer on devotional packaged tours for Catholic faithful.
• Compass Catholic Tours: Catholic pilgrimage operator offering group trips to the Holy Land, Italy, Lourdes, and Fatima. Comparable in priest-led group model and devotional packaged itineraries for Catholic travelers.
• FrateSole (FraTerra): Italian Franciscan-affiliated travel and pilgrimage organization running faith-based tours to the Holy Land, Rome, and Franciscan sites. Direct Italian peer with religious-affiliation structure analogous to ORP's diocesan status.
• Trinity Tour & Travel: Catholic tour operator offering group pilgrimages to Rome, the Holy Land, Lourdes, Fatima, and Marian shrines. Direct peer on packaged Catholic group travel with spiritual accompaniment.

Emerging players

• Verso Tours: Faith-based tour operator focused on Christian heritage sites and pilgrimage-style itineraries in Europe and the Holy Land. Comparable in faith-tourism positioning, though with a more boutique/emerging brand profile versus ORP's institutional scale.

Market position

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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