After 12 years of sitting unused without its holidaymaker during the papacy of the late Pope Francis, who preferred to take time off in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV has now revived this 16th-century ...

Pope Leo XIV has arrived at the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo to start a six-week vacation. He's giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV looks at the people from the terrace of the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo on Sunday. (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images) Instead, Francis transformed large parts ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious ...

Pope Urban VIII built the papal palace in Castel Gandolfo in 1624 to give popes an escape from Rome. It was enlarged over succeeding pontificates to its present size of 55 hectares (136 acres ...

A guide book with an image of Pope Leo XIV on its cover is on display outside a souvenir shop in the town of Castel Gandolfo, a historic summer retreat for popes about 30 kilometers southeast of ...

Pope Leo XIV has arrived at the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo to start a six-week vacation July 6, 2025 at 1:31 p.m. EDT Yesterday at 1:31 p.m. EDT ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — (AP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious ...