Overview

• The pontiff will retreat to the Vatican’s Castel Gandolfo estate from July 6 to 20 to escape Rome’s summer heat.
• He will return for a weekend stay from August 15 to 17, aligning with the Feast of the Assumption holiday.
• Public and private audiences are on hold from July 2 through 23 and will resume on July 30.
• He will celebrate Mass and lead the Angelus prayer at the villa on July 13 and 20.
• He will lodge in a different Vatican property on the grounds, as the official papal palace has served as a museum since 2016.