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Saint John's Tower (Vatican City)

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temporarily moved into Torre San Giovanni while the work in his official apartment was being completed. In 1971, Hungarian Cardinal
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in 2006, Cardinal Bertone lived in the tower while Cardinal Sodano continued to live in the official residence.
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In modern times, the Tower houses papal apartments used by popes when maintenance work is being done on the
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of America. Normally the Pope greets heads of state in his private library in the Apostolic Palace.
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Saint John's Tower is the round structure in the background of the picture.
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and also is reserved for illustrious guests of the Pontiffs. In 1979,
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Santa Maria della Pietà in Camposanto dei Teutonici
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Vatican City
Coordinates
41°54′05.57″N 012°26′51.34″E / 41.9015472°N 12.4475944°E / 41.9015472; 12.4475944
Italian
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Vatican City
Vatican Radio
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Pope Nicholas III
Pope John XXIII
Apostolic Palace
Pope John Paul II
József Mindszenty
Pope Paul VI
Tarcisio Bertone
Angelo Sodano
Vatican Secretary of State
Pope Benedict XVI
George W. Bush
American President
White House
United States
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