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Castel Gandolfo

American  
[kah-stel gahn-dawl-faw] / kɑˈstɛl gɑnˈdɔl fɔ /

noun

  1. a village in central Italy, 15 miles (24 km) SE of Rome: papal palace serving as the summer residence of the pope.


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Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella inspected the car before it was taken to Pope Leo XIV’s residence in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Pope Leo, the first American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, told journalists outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo: "Today... there was this threat against all the people of Iran, and this is truly unacceptable."

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026

In response to a question from a journalist as he left his Castel Gandolfo secondary residence, the leader of the world's Catholics said a country had the right to have its military "defend peace".

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025

The Sunday gathering at Borgo Laudato Si’, the Vatican’s environmental center outside Rome, marked the close of his Castel Gandolfo retreat.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

Besides these things, there were picnic dinners at Frascati and Castel Gandolfo, and everybody drove home across the Campagna by moonlight.

From Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

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