‘We felt abandoned by Francis’: Pope Leo heads to traditional papal residence for summer break

Longstanding tradition set to resume as new pontiff opts to spend summer holiday in Castel Gandolfo

SearchSupport usPrint subscriptionsNewslettersDownload the appSearch jobsDigital ArchiveGuardian LicensingAbout UsThe Guardian appVideoPodcastsPicturesInside the GuardianGuardian WeeklyCrosswordsWordiplyCorrectionsTipsSearch input google-search SearchSearch jobsDigital ArchiveGuardian LicensingAbout UsWorldEuropeUS newsAmericasAsiaAustraliaMiddle EastAfricaInequalityGlobal development Castel Gandolfo has been waiting for years to again welcome a pope. Photograph: Remo Casilli/ReutersView image in fullscreenCastel Gandolfo has been waiting for years to again welcome a pope. Photograph: Remo Casilli/ReutersItaly‘We felt abandoned by Francis’: Pope Leo heads to traditional papal residence for summer breakLongstanding tradition set to resume as new pontiff opts to spend summer holiday in Castel Gandolfo

When, soon after being elected in 2013, Pope Francis broke from longstanding Vatican tradition by choosing not to spend his summer holiday in the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, a sleepy hilltop town overlooking a lake about an hour south of Rome, residents were taken aback.