Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful as he arrives to his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome July 2, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (VATICAN)
VATICAN CITY, 1 JUL 2008 (VIS) - Tomorrow afternoon, Benedict XVI is due to travel to his summer residence at Castelgandolfo, located some 30 kilometres south of Rome.
During the summer period, all private and special audiences will be suspended, says a communique released today by the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household.
On Sunday 6 July and Sunday 27 July, the Pope will pray the Angelus from the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace at Castelgandolfo.
The Wednesday general audiences of 9, 16, 23 and 30 July are suspended.
From 12 to 21 July, the Holy Father will travel to Australia for the 23rd World Youth Day.
On 21 July, Benedict XVI will return to Castelgandolfo. Then, from 28 July to 11 August, he will spend a period of vacation at the seminary of Bressanone, a small city of 20,000 inhabitants located in the Italian province of Bolzano, in the Alpine region of Trentino-Alto Adige. During this period, the Holy Father is scheduled to hold just two public meetings: on Sunday 3 August and Sunday 10 August, when he will pray the Angelus from that location.
General audiences will resume again regularly from Wednesday 13 August.
On Sundays and Solemnities over the summer, the Pope will pray the Angelus from the Apostolic Palace of Castelgandolfo. OP/POPE VACATION/... VIS 080701 (230)
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