Leo XIV reopens the papal apartment of the Apostolic Palace

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May 11, 2025May 11, 2025By Mario Vásquez
Leo XIV reopens the papal apartment of the Apostolic Palace

The Pope Leo XIV He went to Apostolic Palace This Sunday, at the end of the prayer of Regina Coeli on the balcony of the lodge of the blessings of the Basilica of San Pedro, in front of the square where more than one hundred thousand faithful congregated.

The Pontifical Apartment of the Apostolic Palace had been sealed, with a red ribbon and a sketch of the same color, after the death of the Pope Francisco, Like his residence at the Santa Marta house, where he lived since he was elected in 2013, since he resigned to live in the Palace Apartment.

The reopening took place in the presence of the shrimp of the Holy Roman Church, Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell; of the Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin; of the substitute for general affairs Monsignor Edgar Peña Parra; of the Secretary for relations with the State and international organizations, Monsignor Paul Richard Gallagher, and the regent of the Pontifical House, Monsignor Sapienza, says Vatican News.

Since 1870 the potatoes inhabit those apartments of the Apostolic Palace.

The papal apartment has 10 bedrooms, a private library, a dining room for 16 people, a chapel, a fourth of nuns -ama de keys-, and a study room with a balcony, from where the Pope teaches the blessing on Sundays.

The sealing of the Pope’s private units, as well as the cancellation of the pontifical ring and seal, – which took place on May 6 – is carried out to avoid any falsification or manipulation of papal documents, explains EFE.

According to the Vatican regulations, the apartments must be reopened by the new Pope, who will also receive a ring that, together with the Palio, – symbols of the Pontifical Power – will be delivered to the Pontificate’s start mass, which will take place on May 18, according to Efe.

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