ROME, April 14 -- By the standards of contemporary Rome, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the Vatican's home-away-from-home for cardinals scheduled to begin voting for a new pope next week, is a three ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A resident at the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the residence where Pope Francis lives, tested positive for Covid-19, the Vatican announced. In a statement Oct. 17, Vatican ...

Pope Francis, the 266th and current pope of the Catholic Church, passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. He died in his residence at Domus Sanctae Marthae in Vatican City, following ...

The conclave typically begins 15 to 20 days after the pope's death, with all 120 electing cardinals sequestered in dormitory-like apartments, a building called Domus Sanctae Marthae built by Pope ...

Almost all of the 133 cardinals choosing the next pope are staying at the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse, which enjoyed a spruce up in the days before the conclave began.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican July 8, 2020. He was marking the seventh anniversary of his first trip as pope to the island ...

E very morning, Pope Francis celebrates mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae. The service is small and intimate—usually fifty or so people attend—and the Holy Father preaches ...

During Lent this year, residents of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where Pope Francis lives, decided to clean out their closets and give away things other people could use. "You can't imagine how much ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, passed away on Monday at 1:35 a.m. EDT (0535 GMT; 7:35 a.m. local time) in his residence at the Domus Sanctae Marthae in Vatican City.

On Monday, the world mourned the loss of Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88 in his home, Domus Sanctae Marthae, which also serves as a guest house for clergy in Vatican City.