Leo will transfer to the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, from July 6-20 “for a period of rest” and again for a few days over the Catholic Assumption feast day in August, the Vatican said. Leo visited the papal summer palace last month, raising speculation that he would resume a tradition that goes back centuries.

By Joshua McElwee 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.

Pope Leo has decided to resume the papal tradition of taking vacations at Castel Gandolfo on the shore of Lake Albano 16 miles southeast of the Vatican. I for one am delighted. I mean, I loved Pope Francis,