Pope Leo XIV will share the papal apartments with a group of select individuals when the pontiff moves in later this year, according to recent Italian media reports.
The Pope previously announced he would live inside the apartment rooms of the 16th-century Apostolic Palace days after his papal election, breaking with the precedent set by his predecessor Pope Francis, who rejected the luxurious accommodation when he became pope in 2013.
The 10 rooms of the apartment complex are being extensively renovated for Pope Leo, La Repubblica reported on Tuesday, with three or four individuals apparently set to live alongside him, the Daily Telegraph reports.
