there's a reception where the new pope sits on the throne of St. Peter, and is sort of greeted by a number of people of the cardinals and of the Vatican, but it's mostly like any new election." "It's ...

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating cardinals, the world at last has seen white smoke wafting from the Sistine Chapel ...

Vatican employees received a bonus of €500 ($570) to celebrate the election of the new pope — this decision was made by Pope ...

"To be called 'woke' in a world that sleeps through suffering is no insult - it is Gospel," a meme featuring the quote read.

According to ABC News, the ceremony once resembled a coronation, complete with the pope being crowned with a triregnum — a three-tiered tiara — and seated on an ornate papal throne.

Later popes have followed Paul’s example of avoiding royal symbolism, such as by no longer using a “sedia gestatoria,” the portable throne that traditionally carried the pope in formal ...

Sede vacante: The period after the pope’s death, when the throne of St. Peter is empty. Papabile: An Italian term used to describe whether a person is considered worthy of being pope ...

Those included Cardinals Sean O’Malley and Donald Wuerl, both from the U.S. Update 1 p.m. ET May 8: The new pope will be dressed in new papal vestments and will sit on the throne in the Sistine ...

From a portable throne carried on the shoulders of attendants to state-of-the-art electric cars, the pope’s means of transportation have evolved considerably over time, reflecting changes in the ...

Speculation swirled that the throne of St. Peter could go to a first ... the white smoke signaling Habemus Papam — “We have a pope” — the wisest watchers have a warning.