In July 2025, a photo circulated online that claimed to show Pope John Paul II playing baseball. The picture appears to show ...

Young people will never experience this in their lives again. I’m sure of it. In practice, it will be like a World Youth Day.

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday met with a U.S. ecumenical group, led by Cardinal Joseph Tobin and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.

Pope Leo XIV left the group with a prayer and a blessing and a message of unity. And in that papal gallery within the ...

With interstates closed and hundreds of thousands of people in attendance, KCCI got creative with our coverage of Pope John ...

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II established full diplomatic ties.

As Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for his summer break, it is unlikely to be a real vacation for the new pontiff.

The pontiff will stay on the hilltop Vatican property “for a period of rest” from the afternoon of July 6 to the afternoon of ...

Almost 13 years have passed since a pope spent part of his summer at the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo, a hilltop town ...

After the whirlwind of his election, Pope Leo XIV has decamped to Castel Gandolfo to escape the heat of Rome and enjoy a summer vacation, like many popes before him.

Crowds of people standing behind barriers greeted the Holy Father, taking photos and shouting “Viva Papa!” as he walked ...

Overlooking Lake Albano on a hill south of Rome, Castel Gandolfo was for centuries a much-loved papal summer retreat — until ...