See inside the pope's official residence, an expansive apartment with nearly a dozen rooms
- Pope Francis died in April, after which the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace were sealed as part of a ritual.
- The sealing of the papal apartments signifies that the position of the pope is vacant and ensures the protection of the late pope's personal documents, following long-standing tradition.
- The Apostolic Palace, a structure from the 15th century that contains administrative rooms, exhibition spaces, a collection of books, and the Sistine Chapel, has had papal living quarters left vacant for more than ten years.
- The seals were removed on Sunday, which may signal that the new pope, Pope Leo XIV, is preparing to occupy the apartments, though his residence choice remains uncertain.
- Pope Francis chose to live humbly in the Vatican guest house Casa Santa Marta, and Pope Leo XIV may either follow this example or return to the traditional papal apartments.
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See inside the pope's official residence, an expansive apartment with nearly a dozen rooms
A crowd in front of the Apostolic Palace in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican in 2015.Giampiero Sposito/ReutersPope Leo XIV watched the papal apartments get unsealed this weekend.His predecessor didn't live in the traditional multi-room apartments at the Vatican.It's unclear where the new pope will live, but photos show the chapel and other rooms.After Pope Francis' death in April, the papal apartments inside the Apostolic Palace were sealed, …
The accesses had been closed by a protocol after the death of Francis. The new pontiff visited other dependencies of the Vatican.
The new pontiff reopened the rooms where the Popes lived until Ratzinger but used by Bergoglio only as an office. St. Martha remains closed instead
Closed by Bergoglio, Leo could live there. Leave the seals in the Apostolic Palace
The Pope's average route: mix between Wojtyla, Ratzinger and Bergoglio. But compared to his predecessor he changed clothes and cars. Yesterday he sang the Queen Caeli and entered the Apostolic Palace
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