You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The 115 cardinals participating in the Vatican's papal conclave spend their days locked in the Sistine ...

Pope Francis has decided not to move into the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace, but to live in a suite in the Vatican guesthouse where he has been since the beginning of the conclave that ...

Pope Francis issued a decree on Thursday merging four foundations into a new Vatican institution dedicated to hospitality. The document, known as a chirograph, united the foundations under a new body ...

Pope Francis has made another brilliant move. His choice to live in Domus Sanctae Marthae rather than the papal apartments adds to his growing image of genuine simplicity. It's also a perfect living ...

As 133 cardinals get ready to convene in the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave on May 7, the world closely monitors the election of the next pope as well as the centuries-old customs that control ...

Santa Marta bis is born to host the excess cardinals. After the papal suite was cleared, which must remain sealed until the new pope takes office, about 120 rooms remained in the Domus Sanctae Marthae ...

Pope 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, ...