Pope Leo XIV will head to the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo for his summer vacation. After 12 years of papal absence, locals are eager to welcome him.

Pope Leo XIV met with children and adolescents participating in the Vatican’s summer camp for kids. Some 300 Ukrainian youth were also in the audience.

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 the late Pope Francis shunned ...

Pope Leo XIV declared that nature should not be a “bargaining chip” in his message announcing the theme “Seeds of Peace and Hope” for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation ...

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, leaving the town a bit bereft.

Dolton officials are moving ahead with plans to buy Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in the village, hoping to snap up the modest brick home that has gained international attention ahead of a pl… ...

As part of his summer break, Pope Leo XIV visited members of the Italian Carabinieri in Castel Gandolfo and the Poor Clares in nearby Albano Laziale. Riding in a gray Volkswagen sedan, the pope first ...

Nigeria faces violence against Christians as State Department and Pope Leo XIV condemn recent massacre in Benue State, where Islamist militants reportedly killed 200 people in a Catholic sanctuary.

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday, July 2, received in audience bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV is praying for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and "hear the cry of the poor." ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for compassion for the poor, victims of tyranny, and those affected by wars. On Sunday, he celebrated Mass at St. Thomas of Villanova church in ...

Bishop Pham is exactly the type of person Pope Leo XIV wants to lead the Roman Catholic Church.