Pope Leo XIV has extended his vacation at Castel Gandolfo by two days. How does he relax? And what have other popes done with ...

Leo XIV has brought back the papal tradition of vacationing at Castel Gandolfo. So how did a family castle become part of the ...

After 12 years of sitting unused without its holidaymaker during the papacy of the late Pope Francis, who preferred to take time off in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV has now revived this 16th-century ...

Six popes were married at some point in their lives, but only one, Adrian II, was probably married while pope. One pope (Urban VI) served only 13 days. Peter served the longest, about 34 years.

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 consecrated St. Peter's Basilica, when the convalescing Pope Francis ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday enjoyed his first day of rest and relaxation at Caste Gandolo, the hill town south of Rome that is the traditional papal summer cool getaway from the Roman heat but which was ...

We’ll discuss conditions in Latin Christendom in the late 11th century, what prompted the pope’s call for Crusade, and how it was received by European nobles.

But when Pope John II was elected in 533 A.D., he changed the precedent, opting for John over his given name, ... (the first Pope Urban reigned from 222 to 230) and six Leos ...

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 consecrated St. Peter’s Basilica, when the convalescing Pope Francis ...

ROME (AP) — Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 consecrated St. Peter’s Basilica, ... Pope Paul II, by ...