Why Did Pope Francis Never Reside in the Papal Apartments?

Why Did Pope Francis Never Reside in the Papal Apartments?

Pope Francis spent his final days in a Vatican guesthouse, having declined to move into the papal apartments upon becoming pope.

The funerals of Pope Francis mark the end of a singular pontificate, guided by humility and the care of the weakest. In recent months, he had been weakened by sickness, and he had also begun to reflect on his succession, aware of the fragility of the role. But a choice of beginning of pontificate still questions: why had he decided to live at the House of St. Martha, refusing the pontifical apartments? This unusual decision symbolizes much more …