The quarters in the Apostolic Palace include a chapel, bedroom and bathroom, papal study, office for the pope’s secretary, a living room, dining room, kitchen, and library for meetings.

Pope Leo XIV is expected to move into the official papal residence, an apartment on the top floor of the Apostolic Palace, departing from the living arrangements used by Pope Francis for 12 years.

Pope Leo XIV overseeing the unsealing of papal apartment ...

Pope Leo XIV has reopened the papal apartment, sealed since Pope Francis' death, raising questions about his approach to tradition. In a significant move just under a week after his election ...

Pope Leo XIV has broken the seal on the papal apartments, marking one of his first major symbolic moments as pontiff. In a video shared by the Vatican's press office on Monday, May 12, Leo removed ...

Pope Leo XIV visited the Sistine Chapel and reopened the Papal apartment on Sunday.

Just northeast of the basilica is the Apostolic Palace, where Pope Leo XIV is expected to live in the papal apartments on the top floor overlooking St. Peter’s Square. Also known as the papal ...