Tourist hordes go way back. Pilgrims in Rome likely inspired Dante's eighth circle of hell in the 14th century. Read more at ...

First, he reassures the pilgrims who are crossing the Holy Door in the patriarchal basilicas in 'this great heat.' Then he ...

Overlooking Lake Albano on a hill south of Rome, Castel Gandolfo was for centuries a much-loved papal summer retreat — until ...

As mass tourism returns with a vengeance, cities like Rome struggle with overcrowding, unruly visitors, and mounting local ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday heads to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town of ...

Pope Leo XIV, 69, is the person to whom lots of people look when they want to come in contact with God. John Prevost, 71, is ...

In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in ...