CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (Reuters) - It may come as a surprise to most people, but about 40 children were born in the bedroom of the pope at the pontifical summer residence south of Rome. Now that ...

Up in the hills above Lake Albano, a half-hour drive from Rome, is a small town known for impressive panoramas, a temperate climate and, above all, its world-famous visitor: the pope. Castel Gandolfo, ...

In a remarkable discovery, archaeologists working onrenovations for the 2025 Vatican Jubilee uncovered a hidden piece of Rome’s papal history. Beneath the Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, they ...

Pope Leo XIV is on vacation at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. The 135-acre estate owned by the Holy See features multiple properties and gardens. Leo XIV is staying in Villa ...

Pope Leo XIV is shaking up tradition at the Vatican — moving into a newly renovated papal apartment and bringing four roommates, according to reports. Leo plans to share his new residence, which is ...

The villa served as the papal summer residence since the pontificate of Urban VIII during the 17th century. The Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo is located on the wooded slopes of the Alban Hills, ...

The new pope will be instituting quite the unusual living situation when he moves into the official papal residence. Breaking with Vatican tradition, Pope Leo XIV plans to shack up with four roommates ...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and Pope Leo XIV (R) wave to reporters at the end of their meeting at the Papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of ...

On July 3, Pope Benedict left the Vatican for his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, located outside of Rome. According to the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household, private and special audiences ...