Does the pope live in a house?

Answer 1

The Pope lives in private apartments in the Vatican City in Rome. The Vatican City is the smallest independent country in the world at just over 100 acres, and lies completely within the city of Rome, Italy, and is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. In addition the pope has a vacation home Castel Gandolfo, a large fortified house in a town near Rome, where he spends several weeks of the year on vacation.

Answer 2

Yes, since the first Pope, St. Peter, was buried there. Although there is some question about the Avignon era in the fourteenth century was there was a papal claimant living in Avignon France, between 1309 and 1378.

Answer 3

The pope normally lives in the Papal Apartments in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
However, Pope Francis has chosen to live in a small, but comfortable, apartment in the Casa Santa Marta which is a hostel constructed in the Vatican to house visiting dignitaries and the cardinals during a papal conclave.

Answer 4

Actually, the Vatican as an independent entity did not exist until the Lateran Treaty of 1929. Popes have resided in a number of places in Rome outside the Vatican proper, including the Quirinal Palace and also in the Lateran Palace which was home to the popes for over 1000 years. Some popes have also chosen to reside first at Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere and then at Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. The Apostolic Palace in the Vatican which is the normal home to the pope today fell into decay and was abandoned for many years after a couple disastrous fires.

So, to give an honest answer, no the pope has not always lived in what is known today as the Vatican. They have resided in a number of other places in Rome. During the Avignon Papacy the popes lived in Avignon, France, for 7 decades. The current Pope Francis has chosen to live in the Vatican but not in the Papal Apartments of the Apostolic Palace. He lives in a much smaller apartment in the Casa Santa Marta.

Answer 5

Most recent popes have lived in the Papal Apartments in the Apostolic Palace. However, Pope Francis has decided to live in a small apartment in Casa Santa Marta.

Answer 6

The pope lives in the Papal Apartments in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican city.