The first American pope arrives at the papal summer retreat to work on his encyclical, with suggestions it should avoid ...

Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on July 22 around 9 p.m. local time after spending more than two weeks at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo. The Holy See Press Office officially confirmed ...

Pope Leo XIV greets faithful when arriving at the Barberini Palace on Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Castel Gandolfo outside Rome. (Photo by Vatican Media) ...

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 ...

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 Leo XIV recited the Angelus before a diverse and enthusiastic crowd in Castel Gandolfo on Sunday — the first time in 12 years that a pope has led the Marian prayer from the lakeside town 18 ...

Pope Leo XIV waves to faithful as he arrives to celebrate a mass inside the St. Thomas of Villanova church in Castel Gandolfo, Sunday, July 13, 2025. Credit: AP/Gregorio Borgia ___ ...

Pope Leo XIV is on vacation at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. The 135-acre estate owned by the Holy See features multiple properties and gardens.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — 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 resident ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, for a six-week vacation, Sunday, July 6, 2025.