Pope Leo XIV set to move into long-abandoned papal apartment

A week after his election, Pope Leon reopened the papal apartment of the Apostolic Palace that was sealed at the death of Pope Francis, even if it never lived there.

It remained closed for the last twelve years, after Benedict XVI surprisingly renounced the Papacy. His successor Francis did not even want to settle in the wide papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace. Now the election of Leo XIV dusts the quinielas from which many consider one more than likely moving to the estancias left empty and orphan of use by the Argentine pontiff. On Sunday, shortly after the recitation of Regina Coeli in a crowded St. …

Pope Leo XIV does not follow the modest path of his predecessor Francis regarding his home. He prefers pompous accommodation.

Leo XIV used a black Volkswagen on his first trips, which was given the iconic SCV 1 license plate. It is also possible that the armored Mercedes M-Class papal car favored by Benedict XVI will emerge from the garage.

The papal suite in the Vatican has reopened - Pope Leo XIV will move in shortly.

Although it has not been used for centuries, the Chair of Saint Peter remains one of the most powerful symbols of the papacy.