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

A young visitor at the Vatican Gardens in Vatican City, Aug. 23, 2024. Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA “There was a desire to give families something to actually do together in the museum.

Today the Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo are accessible via a 45-minute train ride south from Rome. The Borgo Laudato Si’ property includes more than 86 acres of gardens and 49 acres of ...

A section of the Vatican Gardens is pictured in this Sept. 15, 2011, file photo. The Vatican Gardens have evolved over the centuries from wild fields and vineyards to formal manicured plots.

The cyclists will enter the Vatican through the Petriano gate to the left of St. Peter’s, ride around the basilica and then climb up toward the gardens before exiting near Santa Marta at the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV blessed the 159 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia on Sunday as the three-week race’s final stage began with an unprecedented ride through the Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV blessed the 159 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia as the three-week race’s final stage began with an unprecedented ride through the Vatican gardens behind St. Peter’s Basilica ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV blessed the 159 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia on Sunday as the three-week race’s final stage began with an unprecedented ride through the Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV blessed the more than 150 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia on Sunday as the three-week race’s final stage began with an unprecedented ride through the Vatican gardens ...