Inside the pope's centuries-old summer retreat, a 135-acre estate overlooking an Italian lake

Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Simone Risoluti - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images Pope Leo XIV is on vacation at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. The 135-acre estate owned by the Holy See features multiple properties and gardens. Leo XIV is staying in Villa Barberini, a 17th-century palace with expansive gardens. Even popes need to take vacations. Beginning with Pope Urban VIII in 1626, some popes have chosen to escape the opp...