Since white smoke billowed in May from the Sistine Chapel and Pope Leo XIV was elected Pope Francis' successor, the new pope's childhood home — a small, two-story house in Dolton, Illinois, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Chicago — has drawn visitors from across the country with many treating it as a pilgrimage site.

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, leaving the town a bit bereft.

Pope Leo XIV will head to the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo for his summer vacation. After 12 years of papal absence, locals are eager to welcome him.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Daniel E. Garcia as the sixth bishop of the Dioceses of Austin. Bishop Garcia has roots in Waco and Cameron Texas and holds multiple degrees in Liberal Arts, a Mastery of Divinity,

Pope Leo XIV revives a tradition that is more than 400 years old by leaving Vatican City for summer holidays at Castel Gandolfo, a lakeside town located an hour south of Rome. This visit, scheduled from July 6 to 20 according to official Vatican media,

The Holy See has announced that Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Daniel E. Garcia as the sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Austin.

Pope Leo will revive a centuries-old tradition on Sunday by taking a holiday at Castel Gandolfo, where residents of the lakeside town hope for a tourism boost after the late Pope Francis shunned taking a summer break.