ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday heads to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation , giving the hilltop town of Castel ...

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

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

Crowds of people standing behind barriers greeted the Holy Father, taking photos and shouting “Viva Papa!” as he walked ...

The Pontiff will stay on the hilltop Vatican property from the afternoon of July 6 to the afternoon of July 20. Part of the ...

Pope Francis arrives at Castel Gandolfo, where he will spend a period of rest, at around 5 p.m. A large group of faithful, ...

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

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 of the city and sometimes known as ...

For the first time in over a decade, Castel Gandolfo will once again host a reigning pope, as Pope Leo prepares to revive a long-standing tradition of taking a summer break in the serene hill town ...