Vatican guesthouse offers cardinals privacy, relaxed comfort

Vatican guesthouse offers cardinals privacy, relaxed comfort

As in the past, for a conclave most of the Domus Sanctae Marthae's 131 rooms will be cleared out, and the cardinals will move in. The exception is the block of rooms that were used by Francis and sealed off when he died. That leaves about 125 rooms for 133 people, since Matteo Bruni, director of th

A record number of voters lead the Vatican to seek creative solutions to accommodate the cardinals, who must be isolated and held incommunicado until they elect the new Pope in a building that was created as a hospital for the homeless and for the last 13 years functioned as residence of Francisco Cipriani, the Cardinal of Opus Dei accused of sexual abuse, walks through Rome his challenge to Pope Francis before the conclave Jorge Bergoglio arriv…

Vatican guesthouse undergoes transformation ahead of papal election

The Vatican guesthouse is now preparing to house 128 of the 133 cardinal electors that are expected to be present during the conclave.

Vatican guesthouse undergoes transformation ahead of papal election - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — In the heart of Vatican City, the usually quiet Casa Santa Marta is abuzz with workers, engineers, and Vatican officials transforming the guesthouse that was the residence of Pope Francis into a secure, secluded place of lodging that would put Fort Knox to shame. With the 2025 conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor set to begin on May 7, the Vatican guest house is now preparing to house 128 of the 133 cardinal electo…

One of the cardinals, who have been debating the pope's election these days in Rome, which is already warm in summer, seems to have misunderstood. Like most of the purple bearers, he lives in the Vatican guest house Santa Marta, which Pope John Paul II had built specifically to accommodate the cardinals during the conclave. In the rooms, as is the case for a hotel, there is a small fridge with all kinds of drinks for the guests.

Vatican's guest house offers cardinals privacy but is not a luxury hotel - The Dialog

VATICAN CITY — St. John Paul II had the Domus Sanctae Marthae built primarily to house cardinals in simple comfort during a conclave. Pope Francis, who stayed there during the conclave that elected him in 2013, decided to live there permanently rather than take up residence in the papal apartments of the Apostolic Palace. That decision, as well as surpassing the limit of 120 cardinals under the age of 80, means the Vatican is back in a position …