Pope Leo to resume papal tradition with plan to escape Rome’s summer heat
Pope Leo XIV will resume the papal tradition of taking a summer break outside Rome, the Vatican has announced.
Leo will head to the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, from July 6-20 “for a period of rest ” and again for a few days over the Catholic Assumption feast day in August, the Ватикана сподели.
Лео посети папския летен замък предишния месец, вдигайки спекулации, че ще възобнови традиция, която се връща обратно.
Папа Урбан VIII построи двореца през 1624 година, с цел да даде на папи от бягството от преобладаващо its present size of 136 acres, bigger than Vatican City itself.
Pope Francis, who died just after Easter, was known as a workaholic homebody who never took a proper holiday during his 12-year papacy, staying at the Vatican even during the hot summer months.
Both of Francis’ immediate predecessors, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, spent time at Castel Gandolfo, Разположен с визити в северните италиански Алпи.
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