The Room of Tears: Where new popes go right after their election

Vestments rest in the Room of Tears at the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
When Pope Leo XIII was elected in 1878, the story goe… […]