Pope Leo XIV will resume the papal tradition of taking a summer break outside Rome. The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Leo ...

The town of Castel Gandolfo has said Pope Leo XIV will again partake in the centuries-long tradition of spending a summer ...

Popes have used the estate at Castel Gandolfo as a summer residence since the 17th century. Pope Francis broke from that tradition, but now Pope Leo XIV is reviving it.

FILE - A view of the Papal Palace in Castel Gandolfo, some 30 kilometers southeast of Rome, Saturday, May 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file) 29,933 people played the daily Crossword recently.

FILE - A view of the Papal Palace in Castel Gandolfo, some 30 kilometers southeast of Rome, Saturday, May 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will resume the ...

FILE - A view of the Papal Palace in Castel Gandolfo, some 30 kilometers southeast of Rome, Saturday, May 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file) Pope Francis, who died just after Easter ...

FILE - A view of the Papal Palace in Castel Gandolfo, some 30 kilometers southeast of Rome, Saturday, May 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will resume ...

FILE - A view of the Papal Palace in Castel Gandolfo, some 30 kilometers southeast of Rome, Saturday, May 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file) 31,515 people played the daily Crossword recently.

In an unexpected visit, Hollywood actor Al Pacino was received by Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday, June 17, at the Vatican.

The pope spoke to dozens of young astronomy students and scholars who were taking part in a monthlong summer school sponsored ...