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Pope Leo XIV to revive papal holidays at summer palace

 Catholic faithful attend a mass held at Rate Field, home to the Chicago White Sox, to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV on June 14, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. [AFP]

Pope Leo XIV will holiday twice at the papal palace in Castel Gandolfo near Rome this summer, reviving a tradition abandoned by his predecessor Francis, the Vatican said Tuesday.

The US pope, elected on May 8, will stay at the villa some 25 kilometres (15 miles) southeast of the Italian capital for a "period of rest" between July 6 and 20, the papal household said in a statement.

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