Castel Gandolfo: 400 years of papal care for the people and the land

In brief

Castel Gandolfo marks 400 years of popes using the town as a summer residence.

Father Tadeusz Rozmus, the parish priest of the Church of Saint Thomas of Villanova, spoke about the long history of connection between the town near Rome and the various pontiffs who have stayed there. His comments followed celebrations held in honor of Saint Sebastian, the patron saint of Castel Gandolfo.