Castel Gandolfo Renaissance As Pope Leo XIV Spends Day at Papal Retreat

Castel Gandolfo renaissance as Pope Leo XIV spends day at papal retreat

Pope Leo XIV feeds fish during the Sept. 5, 2025, inauguration of Borgo Laudato Si’, an ecological village on the papal estate of Castel Gandolfo, 18 miles south of Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Sep 9, 2025 / 10:30 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV is at his Castel Gandolfo residence for the day on Tuesday as he brings back regular use of the papal retreat after the estate spent 12 years in the shadows.The Vatican said the pontiff “will conti…

Castel Gandolfo Renaissance As Pope Leo XIV Spends Day at Papal Retreat

Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV feeds fish during the Sept. 5, 2025, inauguration of Borgo Laudato Si’, an ecological village on the papal estate of Castel Gandolfo, 18 miles south of Rome. The pontiff toured the revamped 35-acre estate in a golf cart on Sept. 5 before celebrating a Liturgy of the Word in a greenhouse complex.