The pope lives in Vatican City, an ecclesiastical state and enclave surrounded by Rome. Traditionally, the pope resides inside the Vatican Palace. Pope Francis (2013–25) broke from this tradition by opting instead for a two-room apartment in the Domus Sanctae Marthae, a guesthouse normally used by cardinals during the papal conclave.
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