The new pope is then led to the “Room of Tears.” In this chamber, off the Sistine Chapel, he will have moments to reflect on the burdens of his position, which have often brought new popes to ...

Inside room where new Pope and leader of Catholic church chosen The highly secretive meeting - the Conclave - to choose the next pope takes place inside the Sistine Chapel.

There have been 266 popes in the Catholic Church's roughly 2,000-year history, which spans three millennia. With the death of Pope Francis, a series of formal events was immediately set into ...

Papal vestments of three different sizes hang in the Room of the Tears, a chamber next to the Sistine Chapel where the new pope dresses before appearing on the balcony, at the Vatican, Tuesday ...

Usually, popes live in the papal apartments at the Apostolic Palace. Pope Leo may buck tradition like Pope Francis. Photos show the spacious quarters.

It means "a room that can be locked up," emphasizing the secrecy and confidentiality of papal selection process. A conclave begins 15 to 20 days after the pope's death.

The election of a successor to Pope Clement IV in 1268 dragged on for so long — about 1,000 days — that locals in the town of Viterbo, where it was held, locked the cardinals in the room where ...

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With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a Latin word meaning “a room that can be ...