Pope heads on vacation after decisive flexing of papal muscle on international and church stage
The Vatican said he will remain there until July 27 as general audiences are suspended through Aug. 5.
- On Sunday, July 5, Pope Leo XIV moved to the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo for a rest period until July 27, with the Vatican suspending all general and private audiences during his absence.
- Leo will occupy the Apostolic Palace overlooking Lake Alban, departing from his stay at the smaller Villa Barberini last year, a residence Pope Francis eschewed during his 12-year pontificate, converting it into a public museum.
- On Thursday, the Vatican declared the Society of St. Pius X in schism for consecrating four bishops without papal consent, warning the group's lay faithful they risk excommunication for participating in the rupture.
- Leo spent July 4—the 250th anniversary of U.S. Independence—praying at a migrant cemetery on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, capping a whirlwind start to 2026 marked by denunciations of force and lethal AI systems.
- The Holy Father will continue reciting the Angelus from Castel Gandolfo on Sundays throughout July, while normal Vatican operations, including general audiences, are scheduled to resume on Wednesday, August 5.
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