Pope Leo XIV inaugurates a
mosaic of the Virgin Mary and a
statue of 16th-century St Rose
of Lima during a ceremony
in the Vatican Gardens, at
the Vatican on January 31, 2026.
Photo: OSV News/Vincenzo
Livieri, Reuters Pope Leo XIV has spent his first night in his new quarters in the Apostolic Palace. On Saturday evening, lights were visible in the small windows above the Pope’s official residence. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed that Leo XIV would move into the premises – which had been available to his predecessors – on Saturday…
