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ROME, Italy and VATICAN CITY – Staff, officials, and attendants at Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City have taken their oaths to prepare for Wednesday’s papal conclave. Holy See Press Office director ...

In a display of the modesty that seems to be marking the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has decided not to move to lavish papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace—at least not for now.

Santa Marta bis is born to host the excess cardinals. After the papal suite was cleared, which must remain sealed until the new pope takes office, about 120 rooms remained in the Domus Sanctae ...

VATICAN CITY (OSV News) -- In the heart of Vatican City, the usually quiet Casa Santa Marta is abuzz with workers, engineers, and Vatican officials transforming the guesthouse that was the ...

Most have 24-hour grab-and-go food service. (Courtesy Marriott International) Bethesda, Maryland-based Marriott International will acquire Dutch hotel chain CitizenM for $355 million, adding a ...

On today's pod, we look at Marriott's purchase of CitizenM, Expedia's latest restructuring, and power problems across the Iberian Peninsula. Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, April 29.

Matthias Balk / picture alliance via Getty Images Marriott International will pay $355 million for Netherlands-based hotel chain citizenM, which is expected to help lift Marriott's 2025 net rooms ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope in 2013, he chose not to move into the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace, instead remaining in his rooms at Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican ...

It was artificially created in 1870 with materials from the construction of the Santa Marta commercial port. This lush green island easily houses the best Marriott I have ever stayed in. The main ...

JW Marriott is the exclusive inhabitant of the small Venetian island of Isola Delle Rosa, one of the largest islands in the Venetian lagoon and the youngest. It was artificially created in 1870 with ...

The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, died on Easter Monday aged 88, and since then the Catholic world has been in mourning, paying tribute to the religious ...