As Pope Leo XIV’s takes some time off at the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo from July 6 to 20, Vatican News looks at what past Popes have said about holidays. By Amedeo Lomonaco A break from work to restore physical strength, a chance to travel and contemplate the beauty …

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 8, 2025 / 08:00 am With the arrival of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, many people take a vacation, a period of rest away from their routine but also a unique opportunity to reconnect with their faith. A bishop, a mother, and a priest …

June marks the end of the school year and the beginning of the vacation season. This summer, I invite you to do something on vacation that may be new to you – go to church, and not for the liturgy alone. It is, of course, an important precept of the …

Staff Report Anyone blessed to work for a company that offers vacation time knows the entire workforce of the planet many people are on vacation this time of year. In an age of hyper planning and online research, we often plot out our vacations to the minute detail, knowing where we will …