The 69-year-old Chicago native is resuming the papal tradition of leaving the Vatican for the hot summer months in favor of ...

Usually, popes live in the papal apartments at the Apostolic Palace. Pope Leo may buck tradition like Pope Francis. Photos show the spacious quarters.

Inside Pope Francis' summer home, ... Take a tour of the papal palace. This is Castel Gandolfo, a pretty town in the hills above Lake Albano around 20 miles out of Rome.

Following Pope Francis's death, the papal apartments were sealed, but with Pope Leo XIV's election, they've been reopened after a decade of vacancy. The Apostolic Palace, a historic building with ...

Inside Vatican palace gifted to the homeless. The columned colonnade of St Peter’s Square - leading to the heart of the Catholic Church and the spectacular Basilica - has looked different during ...

The Pope's stunning summer residence in Castel Gandolfo has been opened to the public - offering a glimpse into 400 years of history. The rare chance to see inside the papal palace comes after the ...

He added, “The papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace is not luxurious. It is old, tastefully decorated and large, but not luxurious. But in the end it is like an inverted funnel.

On Inside the Vatican, we explore Pope Leo’s persistent calls for peace and his unexpected support for journalist Paola Ugaz, ...

The voting will be held in the Sistine Chapel, located inside the Apostolic Palace, typically the residence of the pope.The newly elected pope will be introduced to the world from the balcony of ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (RNS) Without ever having spent a night there, the pope ordered Castel Gandolfo, where pontiffs have holidayed for nearly 400 years, be turned into a museum.

O'Donnell interviewed him at Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guest house where he has lived since his election in 2013, rather than the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace, where popes have ...

As such, a papal conclave was scheduled to begin May 7, 2025, for 133 elector cardinals from around the world to convene inside the Apostolic Palace and vote for who among them should be the new pope.