Pope Leo’s brother John Prevost told NBC News his younger ... “There’d have to be some mystery in the throne room, yes, murder in the throne room! It’s got possibilities.” Harris said it was a “very ...

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.

As recently as 1978 the newly elected Pope John Paul I entered St. Peter’s seated on the Sedia Gestatoria, a ceremonial throne carried aloft on the shoulders of noble-born papal knights.

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 ...

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 ...

After white smoke billows in the air, what happens after a new pontiff is chosen? A lot, actually — and experts are telling PEOPLE everything you need to know ...

Conclave set to choose next pope, with major issues facing the faith 02:29. Vatican City — All the Vatican staff who will be involved in the 2025 conclave to pick the late Pope Francis ...

Once a new pope is voted in, the name he chooses could signal the direction the Catholic Church moves in the coming years. The announcement "Habemus Papa," or, "We have a pope," will be made from ...

On Thursday, May 8, white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney, signaling to the world that the 267th pope has been determined A new pope has been elected. On the afternoon of Thursday ...

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 ...