The villa served as the papal summer residence since the pontificate of Urban VIII during the 17th century. The Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo is located on the wooded slopes of the Alban Hills, ...

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. Leo XIV is staying in Villa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2016, Pope Francis declared the palace a museum, allowing tourists to explore centuries of papal holidaymaking history.

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 after ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -As temperatures in Rome swelter this month, reaching more than 35 degrees Celsius (95°F) under the hot Mediterranean sun, Pope Leo has decided to leave town. The pontiff will ...

(RNS) — Pope Leo has decided to resume the papal tradition of taking vacations at Castel Gandolfo on the shore of Lake Albano 16 miles southeast of the Vatican. I for one am delighted. I mean, I loved ...

The town of Castel Gandolfo sits high on the edge of a volcanic crater lake just 25 kilometres from Rome. Its villas, palaces and grand churches are a testament to its long-standing use as a summer ...

Pope Leo XIV on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 13, returned to Castel Gandolfo, where he had resided during his summer vacation in July. The Pontiff left the Vatican around 4:30 p.m. local time and ...

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 after ...

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 resident ...