Pope Leo to escape Rome's summer heat with July stay at Castel Gandolfo

FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer in St Peter's Square, at the Vatican, June 15, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File photo

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -As temperatures in Rome swelter this month, reaching more than 35 degrees Celsius (95°F) under the hot Mediterranean sun, Pope Leo has decided to leave town.

The pontiff will spend July 6 to 20 about an hour's drive south in Castel Gandolfo, a small hamlet on Lake Albano, the Vatican said on Tuesday.