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Castel Gandolfo: The go-to summer vacation spot for popes for 400 years
Leo XIV has brought back the papal tradition of vacationing at Castel Gandolfo. So how did a family castle become part of the pontifical villas? NCR looks at the history and some past popes' ...
Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin
Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical ...
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Pope Leo marks 1969 moon landing with call to Buzz Aldrin
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called astronaut Buzz Aldrin and visited the Vatican's observatory to mark the 56th anniversary of man ...
Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition and arrives Castel Gandolfo for vacation to restore ‘body and spirit’
Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the ...
Photos show Castel Gandolfo, the 135-acre Italian estate where the pope takes summer vacation
Pope Leo XIV is on vacation at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, a 135-acre estate featuring multiple ...
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Pope Leo XIV revives summer tradition at Castel Gandolfo
Almost 13 years have passed since a pope spent part of his summer at the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo, a hilltop town ...
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Pope Leo XIV greeted by international crowd at first Angelus from Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus on Sunday, July 13, from Castel Gandolfo, where he is taking a two-week summer break.
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Pope Leo XIV Arrives in Castel Gandolfo for Summer Vacation
Pope Leo will continue to deliver his weekly Angelus addresses from Liberty Square (Piazza della Libertà) in front of the ...