Pope Leo XIV takes part in historic Marian procession on Lake Albano
Pope Leo XIV attends a boat procession on Lake Albano for the Feast of Our Lady of the Lake in Castel Gandolfo
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Pope Leo XIV took part in an historic boat procession yesterday, becoming what the Vatican said was the first pope to travel across the waters of Lake Albano at Castel Gandolfo during a procession for the Feast of Our Lady of the Lake.
The town of Castel Gandolfo has been home to the papal summer residence since the early 17th century. The papal palace there overlooks Lake Albano, a roughly two-square-mile lake in a volcanic crater.
The pope traveled by boat across the lake after Mass at the Church of Maria Santissima del Lago. The papal procession was accompanied by a statue of Our Lady of the Lake.
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