However, it remains to be seen when he will move into the rooms high above St Peter's Square.
According to reports, however, renovation work has already begun on the flat.
It had been mostly empty during Pope Francis' pontificate (2013-2025), with the Argentinian living in the Vatican guest house Santa Marta.
Pope Leo XIV currently still lives in the building of the religious authority right next to the Vatican.
He had only moved there a few months ago, when he was still a cardinal.
He had to vacate his first Roman cardinal's flat near the Vatican in Piazza Leonina so that it could be rented out at a profit.
As he had also previously lived briefly in the headquarters of the Augustinian Order, moving into the Apostolic Palace would be his third move within Rome following his relocation from Peru in spring 2023.