Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Pope Leo XIV will return to Castel Gandolfo to celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15. The Holy Father will preside over Mass at the Parish of St. Thomas of Villanova before praying the Angelus.

The Assumption celebrates the Blessed Virgin Mary being taken body and soul into heavenly glory and reminds Catholics of the hope of eternal life in Christ.

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