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Pope Leo XIV greets people as he arrives for a two-week stay in the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, 40 km southeast of Rome, on July 6, 2025. The newly elected Pope Leo XIV, revives a long-standing papal tradition paused under Francis, as Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome a pope for the first time in over a decade. Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for summer vacation Pope Leo XIV, speaking in English, expressed his “sincere condolences” to “families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters, who were at the summer camp, in the disaster caused by flooding of the Guadalupe river in Texas in the United States” after praying the Angelus with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on July 6, 2025. Pope Leo XIV prays for victims, families of Texas flood disaster A photo shows a view of the National Assembly in Paris on June 10, 2024, a day after the European Parliament elections. Catholic schools in spotlight as French abuse report fuels state oversight debate Monsignor Mariano Fazio is auxiliary vicar of the Prelature of Opus Dei. Auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei charged with human trafficking and labor exploitation 

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An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano.

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Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for summer vacation

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Pope Leo XIV moves to the ‘second Vatican City,’ Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV greets people as he arrives for a two-week stay in the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, 40 km southeast of Rome, on July 6, 2025. The newly elected Pope Leo XIV, revives a long-standing papal tradition paused under Francis, as Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome a pope for the first time in over a decade. Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for summer vacation Pope Leo XIV, speaking in English, expressed his “sincere condolences” to “families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters, who were at the summer camp, in the disaster caused by flooding of the Guadalupe river in Texas in the United States” after praying the Angelus with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on July 6, 2025. Pope Leo XIV prays for victims, families of Texas flood disaster Pope Leo XIV greets a young pilgrim in Rome during a meeting with group of teachers and young people from Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, Saturday, July 5, 2025. Pope Leo XIV: Pilgrimages are ‘vital’ for a Christian’s life of faith Speaking to over 400 bishops from 38 countries on June 25, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of pastoral prudence, poverty, and synodality in the ministry of a bishop. Pope Leo XIV appoints new president to lead Vatican’s child safeguarding commission An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano. Pope Leo XIV moves to the ‘second Vatican City,’ Castel Gandolfo

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Pope Leo XIV greets people as he arrives for a two-week stay in the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, 40 km southeast of Rome, on July 6, 2025. The newly elected Pope Leo XIV, revives a long-standing papal tradition paused under Francis, as Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome a pope for the first time in over a decade.

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Pope Leo XIV, speaking in English, expressed his “sincere condolences” to “families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters, who were at the summer camp, in the disaster caused by flooding of the Guadalupe river in Texas in the United States” after praying the Angelus with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on July 6, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV prays for victims, families of Texas flood disaster

A photo shows a view of the National Assembly in Paris on June 10, 2024, a day after the European Parliament elections.

Catholic schools in spotlight as French abuse report fuels state oversight debate

Monsignor Mariano Fazio is auxiliary vicar of the Prelature of Opus Dei.

Auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei charged with human trafficking and labor exploitation 

Archbishop Benjamin Phiri of Zambia’s Archdiocese of Ndola.

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Trees emerge from flood waters along the Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported.

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A choir poses before an image of Pier Giorgio Frassati during a celebration of the centenary of his death, Turin, Italy, Friday, July 4, 2025.

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Pope Leo XIV greets a young pilgrim in Rome during a meeting with group of teachers and young people from Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, Saturday, July 5, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV: Pilgrimages are ‘vital’ for a Christian’s life of faith

Speaking to over 400 bishops from 38 countries on June 25, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of pastoral prudence, poverty, and synodality in the ministry of a bishop.

Pope Leo XIV appoints new president to lead Vatican’s child safeguarding commission

An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano.

Pope Leo XIV moves to the ‘second Vatican City,’ Castel Gandolfo