Half a million young people are expected to pour into Rome next week for the biggest event of the 2025 Holy Year.

Leo XIV has brought back the papal tradition of vacationing at Castel Gandolfo. So how did a family castle become part of the ...

On Monday morning, the world learned that Pope Francis passed away at age 88, marking the end of his 12-year papacy. The funeral, held Saturday in Vatican City's St. Peter's Square, will remember ...

Pope Leo XIV is on vacation at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, a 135-acre estate featuring multiple ...

Marcel and Ann Muñoz were decked out with their three kids in shirts reading, "Da Pope" when they went to see Pope Leo XIV ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of ...

Castel Gandolfo, the historic Papal villa on Lago Albano, is open to the public and has gardens, a palace, and tons of ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (Reuters) -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 ...

Pope Francis was described as "serene" at the time of his election. ... The ceremony will take place on the church feast day of St. Joseph, a holiday for many in Rome, and Father's Day in Italy.

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 ...

After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope ...

With family roots in Italy, Pope Francis spoke Italian well, and it helped him from the start of his pontificate. Francis, an Argentine who became bishop of Rome, ...