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Pope Leo Returns to Tradition: A Summer Break at a Papal Villa
For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...
'Wonderful gift': Pope Leo to go on a 2 week vacation; locals thrilled as Castel Gandolfo awaits first pope in 12 years
Pope Leo is set to revive a tradition by spending his summer break in Castel Gandolfo, marking the first time in over a ...
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Pope foray to Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made a quick foray to Castel Gandolofo, the papal summer residence in the Alban Hills south of Rome ...
Hill town Pope Leo chose for his holiday set for tourism boost
Pope Leo XIV is set to revive a long-dormant papal tradition this Sunday, embarking on a summer retreat to Castel Gandolfo, a ...
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Vatican Hopes New Mass Prayers Will Renew Care for God’s Creation
Cardinal Czerny said Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a private Mass using the new prayer formulas in Castel Gandolfo on July 9.
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'Hug therapy': How Pope Leo is trying to unify Vatican
Pope Leo XIV heads off on holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and ...
A Summer Meeting at Castel Gandolfo
Before packing for Castel Gandolfo and starting a brief summer rest period, Pope Leo XIV has scheduled a meeting with Prime ...
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Church adds Mass for 'care of creation' to missal, which pope will celebrate July 9
Priests can now celebrate Mass "for the care of creation" after the Vatican announced that a new formulary of prayers and ...
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Scanning the heavens at the Vatican Observatory
Perched in the hills outside Rome sits the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the centuries-old lakeside summer home for popes, which is also home to the Vatican Observatory, established in 1891 to help ...