Pope aims to restore 'body and spirit' during vacation that brings a pontiff back to Castel Gandolfo

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday heads to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away during his 12-year pontificate. Leo bid farewell to Rome during his Sunday noon blessing, saying he was taking a “brief period of rest.” “I hope ...