US EditionPope Leo Just Extended His Vacation. What Do Popes Do to Relax?
ALBANO LAZIALE, SOUTHEAST OF ROME, JUL 20 – Pope Leo XIV urged the faithful to embrace summer as a time for silence, service, and reflection, with about 1,400 people attending Mass at the Cathedral of St. Pancras Martyr.
- On Sunday, July 20, 2025, Pope Leo XIV presided over Holy Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Pancras Martyr in Albano Laziale, concelebrated with Bishop Vincenzo Viva, Cardinal Michael Czerny, and Father Manuel Dorantes, with approximately 1,400 attendees.
- Amid his two-week retreat, Pope Leo XIV arrived at Castel Gandolfo on July 6 for a two-week stay, engaging in Masses and community activities.
- During the homily, Pope Leo XIV said, `service and listening are, in fact, twin dimensions of hospitality,` highlighting the importance of reflection and community during Mass.
- Pope Leo XIV urged believers, 'Let us make summer an opportunity to care for others,' encouraging faith through service and reflection during the season.
- Following his retreat, Pope Leo XIV plans to return to Castel Gandolfo August 15-17 for the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, and to the Vatican for the Jubilee of Youth from July 28 to August 3.
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Pope Leo XIV greets a young woman along the streets of Albano, Italy before offering Mass in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Pancras near Castel Gandolfo on July 20, 2025. / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jul 20, 2025 / 07:05 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV encouraged people on Sunday to embrace the summer season as a time to deepen their relationship with God through silence, reflection, and time spent with others.“Summer can be a providential time to exp…
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VATICAN CITY — Summer should be spent cultivating time with God and relaxing, Pope Leo XIV said at Mass in a breezy hilltown during his brief summer break. “During the summer, we have more free time in which to gather our thoughts and reflect and also to travel and spend time with each other,” he said in his homily during Mass July 20 in the Cathedral of St. Pancras Martyr in the town of Albano Laziale, southeast of Rome. “Let us make good use o…
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