Rather they also have access to areas for liturgical celebrations and the Domus Sanctae Marthae (accommodations for the cardinals).

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Quiet discussions held over meals at the secluded Domus Sanctae Marthae hotel where the electors are staying are unlikely to be leaked to the Italian media.

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On the way back, he went to the priest residence where he stayed in recent weeks, the Domus Internationalis, to collect his luggage and pay his bill.

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But since his election Pope Francis has been living in a simple two-room suite in the Domus Santa Marta - a hotel-style residence built by Pope John Paul II next to St Peter's Basilica.

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