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.

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 ...

In recent days, air conditioners have been installed and the final checks on the systems have been carried out. Everything is finally ready at Villa Barberini for the arrival of Leo XIV, who ...

After Pope Francis' death in April, the papal apartments inside the Apostolic Palace were sealed, a ritual that symbolizes the papal throne is empty and secures his personal papers.

In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must ''make oneself small,'' so that only Christ remains ...

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.

The Vatican Museums has unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms. These are the spectacularly ...

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 ...