Though he was struggling with poor health, Pope Francis announced last November that he planned to visit Nicaea (Iznik, in Turkey) in 2025. Pope Leo, soon after his election, voiced his intention to ...

The arrival of Pope Leo XIV at Castel Gandolfo on July 6, 2025, marked the return of a papal summer retreat after more than a ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican ...

An Israeli army strike on the only Catholic church in Gaza last week has pushed the Vatican to change its tone on Israel and ...

Pope Leo XIV has extended his vacation at Castel Gandolfo by two days. How does he relax? And what have other popes done with ...

Pope Leo XIV renewed his call on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, asking the international community to respect ...

Leo XIV is expected to visit Nicaea — located in modern-day İznik in northwestern Turkey — to celebrate the 1,700th ...

Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for “merciful compassion” for the world’s poor, victims of tyranny and wars, as he celebrated Mass ...

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

First, he reassures the pilgrims who are crossing the Holy Door in the patriarchal basilicas in 'this great heat.' Then he announces: 'This afternoon I will go to Castel Gandolfo where I plan to ...

Pope Leo XIV is heading to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation. He's giving the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away ...

Leo will disappear further this weekend when he begins a six-week vacation in his first break since his historic election May 8. Leo is resuming the papal tradition of escaping the Roman heat for the ...