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 is reviving the tradition, he is not staying in the historic palace itself, which dates back to 1596.

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

Almost 13 years have passed since a pope spent part of his summer at the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo, a hilltop town ...

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

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

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

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a ...

First, he reassures the pilgrims who are crossing the Holy Door in the patriarchal basilicas in 'this great heat.' Then he ...

As Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for his summer break, it is unlikely to be a real vacation for the new pontiff.

The pontiff will stay on the hilltop Vatican property “for a period of rest” from the afternoon of July 6 to the afternoon of ...