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<p>The Holy Father was the first pope to travel across the waters of the lake in the 400-year-long history of Castel Gandolfo as a papal summer residence, according to the Vatican.</p>
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<p>Pope Leo XIV took part in an historic boat procession on Aug. 29, 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. </p>
<p>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 2-square-mile lake in a volcanic crater. </p>
<p>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. </p>
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 <img alt="Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Maria Santissima del Lago, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo later took part in a Marian procession on nearby Lake Albano, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/ewtn/image/upload/v1788035237/ewtn-news/en/260829_FESTA_DELLA_MADONNA_DEL_LAGO_ZOFIA_CZUBAK2_pl0pno.jpg"/></p>
<p class="embed-block__description">Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Maria Santissima del Lago, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo later took part in a Marian procession on nearby Lake Albano, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News</p>
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 <img alt="Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Maria Santissima del Lago, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo later took part in a Marian procession on nearby Lake Albano, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/ewtn/image/upload/v1788035237/ewtn-news/en/260829_FESTA_DELLA_MADONNA_DEL_LAGO_ZOFIA_CZUBAK1_vspkby.jpg"/></p>
<p class="embed-block__description">Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Maria Santissima del Lago, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo later took part in a Marian procession on nearby Lake Albano, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News</p>
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 <img alt="A pilgrim waves a flag welcoming Pope Leo XIV to Lake Albano at Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/ewtn/image/upload/v1788035236/ewtn-news/en/260829_FESTA_DELLA_MADONNA_DEL_LAGO_ZOFIA_CZUBAK8_hrkeqr.jpg"/></p>
<p class="embed-block__description">A pilgrim waves a flag welcoming Pope Leo XIV to Lake Albano at Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News</p>
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 <img alt="Pilgrims gather at Lake Albano, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Pope Leo XIV took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/ewtn/image/upload/v1788035236/ewtn-news/en/260829_FESTA_DELLA_MADONNA_DEL_LAGO_ZOFIA_CZUBAK5_wluh6q.jpg"/></p>
<p class="embed-block__description">Pilgrims gather at Lake Albano, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Pope Leo XIV took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News</p>
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 <img alt="Pope Leo XIV travels across Lake Albano, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/ewtn/image/upload/v1788035237/ewtn-news/en/260829_FESTA_DELLA_MADONNA_DEL_LAGO_ZOFIA_CZUBAK16_ox2cm9.jpg"/></p>
<p class="embed-block__description">Pope Leo XIV travels across Lake Albano, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News</p>
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 <img alt="Pope Leo XIV travels across Lake Albano, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/ewtn/image/upload/v1788035237/ewtn-news/en/260829_FESTA_DELLA_MADONNA_DEL_LAGO_ZOFIA_CZUBAK13_thxnjf.jpg"/></p>
<p class="embed-block__description">Pope Leo XIV travels across Lake Albano, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News</p>
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 <img alt="Pope Leo XIV travels across Lake Albano, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/ewtn/image/upload/v1788035236/ewtn-news/en/260829_FESTA_DELLA_MADONNA_DEL_LAGO_ZOFIA_CZUBAK11_bqh0gy.jpg"/></p>
<p class="embed-block__description">Pope Leo XIV travels across Lake Albano, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News</p>
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<p class="embed-block__description">Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at Lake Albano, Castel Gandolfo, Aug. 29, 2026. Leo took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News</p>
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 <img alt="The papal palace in Castel Gandolfo is seen from Lake Albano, Aug. 29, 2026. Pope Leo XIV took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/ewtn/image/upload/v1788035236/ewtn-news/en/260829_FESTA_DELLA_MADONNA_DEL_LAGO_ZOFIA_CZUBAK7_f0zuyl.jpg"/></p>
<p class="embed-block__description">The papal palace in Castel Gandolfo is seen from Lake Albano, Aug. 29, 2026. Pope Leo XIV took part in a Marian procession on the lake, becoming the first pope to travel by boat across the waters there according to the Vatican. | Credit: Zofia Czubak/EWTN News</p>
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Pope Leo XIV Takes Part in Historic Marian Procession on Lake Albano at Papal Summer House| National Catholic Register
