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Pope Leo has much to ponder during his vacation in Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo has much to ponder during his vacation in Castel Gandolfo

After Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for his summer break, it is unlikely to prove a real vacation for the new pontiff. When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected on 8 May 2025, it was the post-Easter period in Rome. This is the...

Pope resumes tradition of taking summer vacation — but he’s got plenty of homework

Pope resumes tradition of taking summer vacation — but he’s got plenty of homework

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must "make oneself small," so that only Christ remains. In word and deed since,...

World News | Pope Aims to Restore 'body and Spirit' During Vacation That Brings Pontiff Back to Castel Gandolfo

World News | Pope Aims to Restore 'body and Spirit' During Vacation That Brings Pontiff Back to Castel Gandolfo

Rome, Jul 6 (AP) Pope Leo XIV on Sunday heads to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away during his 12-year pontificate. Leo...

Pope aims to restore 'body and spirit' during vacation that brings a pontiff back to Castel Gandolfo

Pope aims to restore 'body and spirit' during vacation that brings a pontiff back to Castel Gandolfo

The 69-year-old Chicago native is resuming the papal tradition of leaving the Vatican for the hot summer months in favor of the relatively cooler climes of the Alban Hills, south of Rome. The area has been a favorite getaway for Roman rulers since...

Pope Leo Resumes Summer Retreat Tradition, Heads To Castel Gandolfo For First Vacation

Pope Leo Resumes Summer Retreat Tradition, Heads To Castel Gandolfo For First Vacation

Last Updated:July 06, 2025, 16:11 IST The hilltop town, located just south of Rome on Lake Albano, had not hosted a pope in residence since Pope Francis chose to remain in the Vatican during summers Pope Leo XIV and his brother John Prevost played...

Pope Leo brings back summer vacation tradition with return to Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo brings back summer vacation tradition with return to Castel Gandolfo

Resuming the tradition of taking a summer vacation, Pope Leo XIV will spend his holiday in the relatively cooler climes of Castel Gandolfo, the historic papal retreat perched above Lake Albano, about an hour south of Rome.Elected in May following...

Putin, Who Can Now Be Arrested In 125 Nations, Curtails Global Travel

Putin, Who Can Now Be Arrested In 125 Nations, Curtails Global Travel

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, have issued an arrest ... More warrant for Vladimir Putin for war crimes committed during his invasion of democratic Ukraine. (Photo by Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via...

Travelogue: A short two months in Greece, part 4

Travelogue: A short two months in Greece, part 4

This is the fourth installment of Edmonds resident Nathaniel Brown’s recent travels to Greece. You can read part 1 here, part 2 here and part 3 here. Athens I’ve written about Athens before – teeming, dirty and sparkling, exhilarating, old, often...

In Defense of the Tourist Trap: Why Following the Crowd Might Be the Smartest Way To Travel

In Defense of the Tourist Trap: Why Following the Crowd Might Be the Smartest Way To Travel

This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. If you ever go to New Orleans, one of your first stops should be the very unhidden gem of Café Du Monde's French Market location. There you can buy some...

Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition of taking summer vacation with 6 weeks off

Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition of taking summer vacation with 6 weeks off

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must “make oneself small,” so that only Christ remains. In word and deed since, Leo...

Pope Leo XIV moves to the ‘second Vatican City,’ Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV moves to the ‘second Vatican City,’ Castel Gandolfo

Vatican City, Jul 5, 2025 / 08:30 am Two months into his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV will leave Rome to spend two weeks on a pontifical estate in the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo, 18 miles south of the city, and sometimes known as the “second...

Pope Leo XIV signals zero tolerance for abuse in latest Vatican appointment

Pope Leo XIV signals zero tolerance for abuse in latest Vatican appointment

On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV appointed France’s Bishop Thibault Verny to lead the Vatican’s child protection advisory group, signalling his determination to maintain the fight against clerical sexual abuse. Verny, 59, replaces Cardinal Sean O’Malley,...

Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he’s got plenty of homework

Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he’s got plenty of homework

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must “make oneself small,” so that only Christ remains. In word and deed since, Leo...

Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of...

Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of...

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 relatively cooler climes of Castel Gandolfo,...

Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework

Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework

People who know and work with Leo expect he will use these weeks away from the public eye and the daily grind of Vatican audiences to get his head around the most pressing problems facing the church. He's a methodical, hard-working and...

Paddy Agnew: Sweltering heat and 15,000 tourists, but the restored Hall of Constantine is a must-see for visitors to the Vatican

Paddy Agnew: Sweltering heat and 15,000 tourists, but the restored Hall of Constantine is a must-see for visitors to the Vatican

But when the news conference is taking place in the Vatican museum, at the time being assailed by approximately 15,000 tourists, then things can get very hot and sticky in a “use your elbows to get through” sort of way.

Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition of taking summer vacation; but he's got plenty of homework

Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition of taking summer vacation; but he's got plenty of homework

In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must “make oneself small,” so that only Christ remains. In word and deed since, Pope Leo has seemed...

‘Hug therapy’: How Pope Leo XIV is trying to unify the Vatican

‘Hug therapy’: How Pope Leo XIV is trying to unify the Vatican

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV heads off on a holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as the Catholic Church’s leader rebuilding unity and bolstering tradition after his predecessor’s unorthodox papacy. “Prudent,” “methodical” and...

Pope Leo to escape summer heat at Castel Gandolfo. The history of the villa, where the pontiffs holiday

Pope Leo to escape summer heat at Castel Gandolfo. The history of the villa, where the pontiffs holiday

Pope Leo XIV is set to resume a tradition that dates back to the 17th century when he heads out of Vatican City for a summer vacation. The Pontiff will be heading to Castel Gandolfo, the lakeside town about an hour south of Rome, on Sunday (July...

Air traveler wins Rs 2.74L for lost items in bag

Air traveler wins Rs 2.74L for lost items in bag

On September 15, 2019, Kumar, a traveller arriving from Canada to Delhi, got the shock of his life when he spotted his check-in bag on the luggage conveyor belt, all damaged and taped up. After taking a closer look, he realized that several...

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