Yes, if the pope has any surviving family members, they are able to visit him. Pope Benedict's brother would occasionally visit.
The Vatican does not have kings, it has popes.
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the popes live in the papal apartments in the apostic palace in vatican city
People visit the Vatican to experience being in the headquarters of the Catholic Church with hopes of catching a glimpse of the pope. They go to see all the magnificent art on display there. They go to visit the tombs of Saint Peter and of many other popes and saints.
Popes John XXIII and Paul VI were popes during Vatican II.
There have been 17 popes from France, the second behind Italian popes.
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There is nothing to prevent a pope from owning a home before he is elected. However, unless that home is in the Vatican, he will have to abandon it when he becomes pope and move to the Vatican, the traditional home of the popes.
The Pope occupies collectively-held property owned by the Church.Catholic AnswerNo, the Popes, medieval or otherwise, have always lived in the Vatican, which is Church property; actually, its own nation. The popes do not own anything, and only administer the Vatican properties in trust for the Church.
The tombs of Saints Peter and Paul, many other popes and early martyrs have sanctified the Vatican and Rome with their blood.
The honeybee often seen in Papal coats of arms and also in much of the artwork housed in the Vatican is a symbol used by the Barberini family of Popes. Could that honeybee be The Triple Crown above the Keys of the Kingdom?