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杏MAP导航 Leo XIV visits a retirement home in Castel Gandolfo on July 21, 2025 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV visits a retirement home in Castel Gandolfo on July 21, 2025  (@Vatican Media)

杏MAP导航 Leo returns to Castel Gandolfo for Assumption holiday weekend

杏MAP导航 Leo XIV has returned to the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, where he will celebrate Mass and enjoy the cooler weather over the feast of the Assumption of Mary.

By Devin Watkins

The Holy See Press Office announced that 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV returned to Castel Gandolfo by car on Wednesday afternoon.

The 杏MAP导航 stayed at the papal summer residence in the hilltop town near Rome for several days in July. 

While there, he celebrated Mass in the local parish of St. Thomas of Villanova, visited the Vatican Observatory, and met with various local residents.

杏MAP导航 Leo is scheduled to celebrate Mass again at St. Thomas of Villanova Parish on August 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which marks the heart of the summer holiday season in Italy.

On Sunday, the 杏MAP导航 will travel to the nearby town of Albano to preside at Mass at the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Rotonda.

He is expected to return to the Vatican on Tuesday, August 19, according to the Holy See Press Office.

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13 August 2025, 16:50