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Assumption at Castel Gandolfo

In short: August 15, 2025 – August 17, 2025. Solemnity of the Assumption. By car to Italy.

Dates
Aug 15 – Aug 17, 2025
Country
1
Stops
1
Travel
By road
Map of Pope Leo XIV’s journeysFlight paths from Rome to the places Pope Leo XIV has visited. The highlighted path is the Assumption at Castel Gandolfo. A text list follows the map. Castel GandolfoRome

Itinerary

  1. Leg 1 Rome (Vatican) → Castel Gandolfo → Rome (Vatican)

Countries: Italy. Places: Castel Gandolfo (Italy).

Key events

  • August 15: Holy Mass in the Pontifical Parish and Angelus
  • August 17: Angelus in Piazza della Libertà

He returned to Castel Gandolfo for the Solemnity of the Assumption, celebrating Mass in the Pontifical Parish and praying the Angelus in Liberty Square.

Worth reading: His homily for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

From this trip

In his own words

“Thus this day of joy becomes also a day that calls us to choose – how and for whom we shall live.”

— Pope Leo XIV, Castel Gandolfo: Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (15 August 2025),

Read quotes one by one Full text on vatican.va

Source: Holy See Press Office: official program and texts. Miles are a straight-line estimate between stops.