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 ...

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 ...

Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 08:30 am Two months into his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV will leave Rome to spend two weeks on a pontifical estate in the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo, 18 miles south ...

Rome Newsroom, Jul 6, 2025 / 13:45 pm Pope Leo XIV was welcomed by well-wishers upon his arrival to his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on Sunday. Crowds of people standing behind ...

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 ...

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 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 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 Francis stayed away ...