Castel Gandolfo welcomes Pontiff as he resumes custom of summer residence there
July 07, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Leo XVI arrived in Castel Gandolfo on July 6 (video). In doing so, he resumed the centuries-old custom, abandoned by Pope Francis after 2013, of residing there during much of the summer.
“When Pope Francis decided not to come, we were upset on an emotional level, beyond the economic level,” said Patrizia Gasperini, whose family runs a souvenir shop there.
Earlier in the day, at the conclusion of his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Leo said, “This afternoon, I will travel to Castel Gandolfo, where I intend to have a short period of rest. I hope that everyone will be able to enjoy some vacation time in order to restore both body and spirit.”
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