Pope Leo XIV Arrives at Castel Gandolfo, Reviving Papal Summer Retreat Tradition
Pope Leo XIV Arrives at Castel Gandolfo, Reviving Papal Summer Retreat Tradition CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV arrived at the historic papal summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo on Sunday, commencing a six-week vacation aimed at restoring ‘body and spirit.’ This move marks a significant resumption of a centuries-old papal tradition, which was paused during Pope Francis’s 12-year pontificate. The 69-year-old Chicago native, history’s first American pope, was greeted by well-wishers lining the main road into the hilltop town….