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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 XIV has arrived at the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo to start a six-week vacation. He's giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after Pope ...
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 ...
A guide book with an image of Pope Leo XIV on its cover is on display outside a souvenir shop in the town of Castel Gandolfo, a historic summer retreat for popes about 30 kilometers southeast of ...
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 ...
Pope Leo XIV Returns to Castel Gandolfo After a twelve-year hiatus, Pope Leo XIV revives the tradition of papal retreats at the historic Villa Barberini, focusing on rest and reflection. 283 ...
ROME – 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 after Pope Francis ...