Overview

• Leo XIV is residing at Villa Barberini for a six-week retreat, reviving a papal summer tradition paused by his predecessor
• The Vatican has renovated and restored a tennis court on the estate, correcting earlier reports that the project was for padel
• All public and private audiences have been suspended to allow the pontiff to focus on rest, study and prayer
• He continues to lead core spiritual duties by celebrating Masses and delivering Angelus prayers in local churches and the town’s piazza
• Rumors that horses will be brought to the estate for the pope to ride have not been confirmed by the Vatican