Pope Leo XIV greets people as he arrives for a two-week stay in the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, southeast of Rome, on July 6, 2025. (photo: ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images) ...

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

Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 08:30 am Two months into his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV will leave Rome to spend two weeks on a pontifical estate in the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo, 18 miles south ...

It was a mix of liturgical old and new in the gardens of Castel Gandolfo on Wednesday as Pope Leo XIV inaugurated a special Mass for the Care of Creation — with key portions in the ancient ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo south of Rome for a six-week vacation, Sunday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ...

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) ...

Papal Retreats at Castel Gandolfo A historical overview of the papal tradition of retreating to Castel Gandolfo, highlighting its significance and the activities of various Popes over the centuries.

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, for a six-week vacation, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Listen CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy ...

People walk past a souvenir shop in the town of Castel Gandolfo, a historic summer retreat for popes about 30 kilometers southeast of Rome, where Pope Leo XIV will be spending a short period of ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday heads to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis ...

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 ...