In a display of the modesty that seems to be marking the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has decided not to move to lavish papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace—at least not for now.

Despite a population of only about 90,000, Santa Fe supports an outsize cultural scene, with more galleries, museums, theaters and arts institutions than anyone can hope to explore over a single ...

Before they head over to the H-shaped St. Martha House (Casa Santa Marta) residence, which houses the cardinal electors, three Infirmarii must open the ballot box to show the other electors that ...

ROME, Italy and VATICAN CITY – Staff, officials, and attendants at Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City have taken their oaths to prepare for Wednesday’s papal conclave. Holy See Press Office director ...

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 ...

In between votes, the cardinals will be staying at the Domus Santa Marta hotel in Vatican City and possibly another nearby Vatican residence, since there are more cardinal electors than Santa ...

VATICAN CITY (OSV News) -- In the heart of Vatican City, the usually quiet Casa Santa Marta is abuzz with workers, engineers, and Vatican officials transforming the guesthouse that was the ...

Phyllis Zagano was sitting in the dining hall at the Santa Marta residence at the Vatican when Pope Francis came up to her and other members of a commission he named to study the issue of ...

Pope Francis, who was laid to rest on Saturday after his death on Easter Monday, decided to remain in Casa Santa Marta, the guesthouse next to St Peter's Basilica, rather than move to the ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope in 2013, he chose not to move into the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace, instead remaining in his rooms at Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican ...

Francis' body was taken from the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, his residence at the Vatican, to St Peter's Basilica on the morning of Wednesday, April 23 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers took the body of the late pontiff into St. Peter's Basilica. As day broke in Vatican City on ...