Overlooking Lake Albano on a hill south of Rome, Castel Gandolfo was for centuries a much-loved papal summer retreat — until Pope Francis renounced both the estate and summer holidays.

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni declined to explicitly confirm the authenticity of the documents, which were posted online ...

Pope Leo XIV picks up where Pope Francis left off, and embraces a new Mass focused on the environment, care for the Earth and ...

Leo XIV, a native of Chicago, can use his American upbringing to enhance significantly his papal ministry, but he must be ...

A view of the Papal or Apostolic Palace, a historic summer retreat for popes in the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo, about ...

Iran’s highest-ranking Shiite cleric, who has issued a religious edict calling for the assassination of U.S. President Donald ...

Pope Leo’s trip to picturesque lake town revives centuries-old papal tradition - Residents hope the Pope’s holiday will ...

Pope Leo XIV heads off on a holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as the Catholic Church’s leader rebuilding ...

Pope Leo XIV heads off on holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and bolstering tradition after his predecessor's unorthodox papacy.

The Catholic Church also faces enormous external challenges ~ with those in the global south distinct from those in the north ...

One of the Catholic Church’s most senior American figures has condemned President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, ...