The prefecture of the Pontifical House reported that Pope Leo XIV will move on Sunday, August 17 to celebrate a mass with the poor.
At 9:30 am (local time), the Holy Father will arrive at the Sanctuary of Santa María de la Rotonda in Albano, Italian municipality located 35 kilometers from the Vatican that limits with Castel Gandolfo, to celebrate the Holy Mass with a group of people in need that receive assistance from Cáritas.
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At the end of the Mass, he will go to Castel Gandolfo to preside over the prayer of the Angelus at 12:00 hours from the Plaza de la Libertad.
In addition, according to the Diocese of Albanian, he will subsequently share a lunch with 100 people with low resources in Burgus Laudato SI ‘, an ecological and social project inspired by the encyclical of Pope Francis.
According to Vatican News, the bishop of Albano, Mons. Vincenzo Viva, said he was “full of joy” with the return of Pope León to Albano, where he remained during his summer vacation from last July 7 to 22.
He also said that the Holy Father accepted the proposal of Caritas de Almorar with this group of people. “It is the first time that Leo XIV will meet with the poor during his pontificate and we are very happy to begin with our diocese,” he said.
On Friday, August 15, the Holy Father will also travel to Castel Gandolfo to preside over the Mass in the solemnity of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the Pontifical Parish of Santo Tomás de Villanueva. After the Mass, the Angelus will also direct from the emblematic Plaza de la Libertad.
Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
Graduated in journalism and advertising from the CEU San Pablo University of Madrid. Specialized in religious information in Spain since 2015. It has been a senior correspondent for ACI Press and Ewtn News at the Vatican for two years and is currently a correspondent for Europe based on Spain.