FILE - A view of the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery where Pope Benedict XVI lived after he resigned, inside the Vatican, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The converted monastery in the Vatican gardens that served ...

The Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican Gardens is seen in this file photo from February 2013 when it was undergoing remodeling to serve as the residence of retired Pope Benedict XVI. (CNS ...

Pope Francis has invited a community of Benedictine nuns from Argentina to move into the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican Gardens, renewing the building's purpose as home to a cloistered ...

Vatican City has new tenants: seven nuns from Argentina, who, at the request of Pope Francis, will live in Mater Ecclesiae (“Mother of the Church”), the monastery where Pope Benedict XVI resided for ...

The six nuns will move into the monastery, which is located in the Vatican Gardens in Vatican City State, in early January, according to the press release. Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City ...

The German former pontiff died aged 95 on Saturday in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Rome Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was memorialized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, died in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery ...

The converted monastery in the Vatican gardens that served as Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement home will once again house a small community of nuns. Pope Francis signed a note Oct. 1 ordering the Mater ...

FILE - A view of the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery where Pope Benedict XVI lived after he resigned, inside the Vatican, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The converted monastery in the Vatican gardens that served ...

ROMEROME — The converted monastery in the Vatican gardens that served as Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement home will once again house a small community of nuns. Pope Francis signed a note Oct. 1 ordering ...