Pope Leo XVI took advantage of the last part of the journey to the summer residence of Castel Gandolfo to walk through the streets of the city and greet the crowd of neighbors who had come to see the Pontiff.
Shortly after entering the residence, the Pope once again leaned out of a window to say goodbye to the people at the beginning of his period of rest.
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