Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV July 6. The imposing papal villa in this town on the shores of Lake Albano, ...

The origins of the Apostolic Palace date back to the Middle Ages, but its expansion and transformation are closely linked to the Renaissance and figures like Popes Sixtus IV, Julius II, and Leo X.

Leo will transfer to the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, from July 6-20 “for a period of rest” and again for a few days over the Catholic Assumption feast day in August, the Vatican ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed ruins from a hidden ancient palace which housed popes for centuries before the Vatican was established. The discoveries give a rare glimpse into the dangers faced by t… ...

Pope Leo XIV will spend two weeks of July at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, bringing back a centuries-old ...

As the formal mourning period for Pope Francis has ended, attention now shifts to the papal conclave in Vatican City, where powerful members of the Catholic Church are converging to elect the next ...

As Pope Francis' funeral nears, fascination with papacy's rituals take center stage For Catholics and non-Catholics alike, fascination with the pope and rituals such as the papal conclave continue ...

Pope Leo XIV will holiday twice at the papal palace in Castel Gandolfo near Rome this summer, reviving a tradition abandoned ...

Archaeologists accidentally unearth hidden ‘papal palace’ under Rome. ... During the Middle Ages, ... or the Pope’s official residence, ...

Pope Gregory X, who was eventually elected, would issue a papal bull in 1274 establishing rules to govern conclaves. These rules were first used in 1276 in Arezzo, to elect Gregory X’s successor.

A view of St. Lorenzo square taken from the "Loggia dei Papi" of the Palace of the Popes that hosted the longest conclave in the Catholic Church's history, in Viterbo, Italy, Friday, May 2, 2025.

The cardinals were first locked in Viterbo’s papal palace with a key, ... “So, we care a lot about our medieval neighborhood, we care about the pope palace that is truly wonderful and, ...