Popes have used the estate at Castel Gandolfo as a summer residence since the 17th century. Pope Francis broke from that tradition, but now Pope Leo XIV is reviving it.

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Thousands went to the first American pope’s old haunt on the South Side to hear a message from the man they once knew as ...

Chicago’s elation over the hometown boy’s election led to a huge party for the first U.S. pope, who will begin to chart his ...

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Pope Leo XIV was seen wearing a Chicago White Sox hat and now there is a Chicago mass on June 14. Is he coming to the US?

Zuppi was Francis’ peace envoy to Ukraine and works closely with the Community of St. Egidio. He was considered a favorite to ...

But last week, when I was in Rome, I got a new one ... on that soon), but my trip had coincided with the start of the conclave, the process by which the Catholic Church’s cardinals elect ...

One of the priests in Rome for the conclave is the brother of the actor who played famed “Sopranos” mobster Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri, according to a report. Roman Catholic cardinals ...

A group of faithful walk with a cross under a colonnade at the Vatican, one day before the start of the conclave. Photograph by Dimitar Dilkoff, Getty Images Visitors congregate near Rome’s St ...

LIVING STEPS AWAY FROM VATICAN CITY. THE MARQUETTE SOPHOMORE IS AS CLOSE TO THE PAPAL CONCLAVE AS A LAYPERSON CAN GET. WHAT HAS ROME BEEN LIKE? IT’S BEEN PRETTY INSANE. YOU KIND OF JUST SEE ...