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Pope Francis Refuses to Live in Spacious Papal Apartment

Pope Francis

Pope Francis

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05:15 27/03/2013

Pope Francis has opted for staying at a modest two-room residence instead of moving to a grand papal apartment on the top floor of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, BBC reported citing his spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi as saying on Tuesday.

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