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’s visit to the hilltop town after 12 years has revived a 400-year-long tradition, followed by popes dating back to ...

According to Augustinian Father Alejandro Moral Antón, a longtime friend, Pope Leo plans to draft the framework of his first ...

According to Augustinian Father Alejandro Moral Antón, a longtime friend, Pope Leo plans to draft the framework of his first ...

The area around Lake Albano has been a favourite getaway for Roman rulers since the time of the Emperor Domitian in the first ...

Eventually the Apostolic Camera seized the property from the Savelli family due to financial issues, and in 1604 Castel ...

Pope Leo XIV began his summer break July 6 at Castel Gandolfo, where he’ll stay through July 20. But don’t expect the Holy Father to simply relax.

After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Castel Gandolfo's pilgrims, bikers and locals have missed a papal presence in the town.

Pope Leo XIV greets people as he arrives in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, July 6, 2025, after reciting the Angelus at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the ...

After the whirlwind of his election, Pope Leo XIV has decamped to Castel Gandolfo to escape the heat of Rome and enjoy a summer vacation, like many popes before him.