Pope Leo XIV is reopened by the apartment that has been sealed since Francis's death

Pope Leo XIV broke the seal in the papal apartments and marked one of his first major symbolic moments as a Pope.

In a video that was shared by the Vatican press office on Monday, May 12th, Leo removed the seals, which had been placed in the papal apartments known as the Apostolic Palace as part of the protocol after the death of Pope Francis in April as an apostolic palace.

Francis, who did not live in the apartment, decided to live in an apartment of the Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guest house, which was also sealed according to traditional process.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the cardinal secretary of the city of Vatican, placed the seals of a stroke shortly after Francis on Monday, April 21.

Video recordings of the moment in which the papal apartments were sealed conclaveThe Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence, a fictional cardinal that played the papal election process, played the leading role.

Although Francis decided not to live in the Apostolic Palace, it remains unclear whether Leo will step in his footsteps or return to the tradition of those living there.

Cardinal Robert Prevost became the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, May 8th, on Thursday, May 8th, and selected the name Pope Leo XIV.

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The audience learned that a new Pope had been elected after white smoke had climbed out of the fireplace in the Sistine chapel this afternoon. The choice came a little more than two weeks after Francis's death.

Since then, the new Pope has installed a number of events in his schedule, including the beginning of this week when he met over 1,000 journalists for the first time – and a cryptic answer has raised more than a few eyebrows.

In a now viral exchange, Robert Sherman from Newsnation asked whether Leo “had a message for the United States”?

“Many,” replied the Pope. Without working out, he simply added: “God bless you all.”

The answer was interpreted by some as pointed, while others asked whether the Pope only abused the reporter.

The next big event of the Pope will take place on Sunday, May 18, when its inauguration takes place on St. Peter's Square.