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How to interpret the Sistine Chapel results
March 12, 2013
After the new Pope is elected, he will be led to the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, just above the main door of baroque architectural masterpiece. On that so-called Loggia of the Blessings, Cardinal Proto-Deacon Jean-Louis Tauran of France will announce in Latin: "Habemus Papam,' pronounce the given name of the elected Pontiff and declare the name he has chosen under which to reign.
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