Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus on Sunday, July 13, 2025, from Castel Gandolfo, where he is taking a two-week summer break.

In his reflection before the prayer, Pope Leo spoke about the human yearning for eternal life, that is, "for salvation, for ...

To believe in and follow a loving and compassionate Christ is to allow him to enter one's heart and take on his same feelings ...

Thousands of people streamed to a small Italian hilltop village not far from Rome on Sunday, to hear Pope Leo deliver his ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for “merciful compassion” for the world’s poor, victims of tyranny and ...

Pope Leo XIV says the world needs a “revolution of love” and looked at the Parable of the Good Samaritan while celebrating ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate a mass inside the St. Thomas of Villanova church in Castel Gandolfo, Sunday, July 13, 2025.

Castel Gandolfo is preparing to welcome Pope Leo XIV on July 6. The imposing papal villa in this town on the shores of Lake Albano, a fortified 17th-century palace, was converted into a museum for ...

Castel Gandolfo is preparing to welcome Pope Leo XIV on July 6. The imposing papal villa in this town on the shores of Lake Albano, a fortified 17th-century palace, was converted into a museum for ...

Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of summer retreats at Castel Gandolfo, promising a boost to the local community. He plans to stay from July 6-20 and again in August, reviving the Angelus blessing.

(RNS) — Pope Leo has decided to resume the papal tradition of taking vacations at Castel Gandolfo on the shore of Lake Albano 16 miles southeast of the Vatican. I for one am delighted. I mean, I ...