Pope Leo XIV’s new life of luxury: Breathtaking clifftop retreat, bulletproof Mercedes, and a $520K gold ring
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It’s the holy grail of bling!
Pope Leo XIV will soon receive a massive gold ring, opulent papal apartments and a lavish bulletproof car — a far cry from his humble missionary work and upbringing in suburban Chicago.
When former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is inaugurated at a grand ceremony next week, he’ll be bestowed with the Catholic church’s so-called Fisherman’s Ring — a hulking 24-karat gold band with a reported estimated value of $520,000.
The symbolic jewelry will be engraved with his name and the image of St. Peter the Apostle and placed on his finger during the age-old religious tradition.
The man of God will then be given access to luxurious Papal apartments at Rome’s Apostolic Palace and a cliffside retreat at the palace of Castel Gandolfo — a 135-acre complex with breathtaking views of Lake Albano on the outskirts of Rome — though he has not yet said where he plans to live.