The arrival of Pope Leo XIV at Castel Gandolfo on July 6, 2025, marked the return of a papal summer retreat after more than a ...

Following extensive restorations, the Vatican Museums is opening the largest of the Raphael Rooms to the public. Located in the Apostolic Palace, the pope’s official residence, the rooms were painted ...

Castel Gandolfo, the historic Papal villa on Lago Albano, is open to the public and has gardens, a palace, and tons of ...

The papal apartments occupy the top floor of the palace, a 16th century building that overlooks St. Peter's Square. They feature about 10 rooms, including a bedroom, private library and study ...

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

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.

Those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the continuing uncertainty and anxiety over the pope’s health. The same is true for everyone in the Vatican.

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as the 2025 papal conclave begins.

The apartments in the Apostolic Palace in 2007. Mondadori Portfolio - Getty Images Beyond being merely the pope's residence, the Apostolic Palace functions as the administrative heart of Vatican City.

Vatican City is the world’s smallest fully independent nation-state. It is ruled by the pope, who is the head of the Holy See, the central government of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV is expected to live in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, unlike the late Pope Francis who shunned the palace in favour of a Vatican hotel, according to several Vatican officials.