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Summer rest at Castel Gandolfo

In short: July 6, 2025 – July 20, 2025. Summer rest at the Pontifical Villas. By car to Italy.

Dates
Jul 6 – Jul 20, 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 Summer rest 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

  • July 13: Holy Mass in the Pontifical Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova
  • July 13 and 20: Angelus in Piazza della Libertà
  • July 20: Holy Mass in the Cathedral of Albano

A period of rest at the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo, reviving the papal summer tradition, with Sunday Masses and the Angelus with pilgrims.

Worth reading: Mass in the Pontifical Parish of Saint Thomas of Villanova (July 13) and in the Cathedral of Albano (July 20).

In his own words

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