What happens next after the pope is elected?

(NewsNation) — Pope Leo XIV has been selected arsenic the 267th pope, making him the first American pope to pb the Catholic Church successful its history.

Now that Leo XIV has been elected and chosen his name, determination are immoderate adjacent steps successful the process of becoming a pope.

Cristina Traina, a spiritual studies prof astatine Fordham University successful New York, joined "NewsNation Now" connected Thursday to speech astir the process. Traina said present that Leo XIV has been chosen, a ceremonial Mass volition beryllium held to formally instal him the pursuing week.

The ceremonial is traditionally held either successful St. Peter’s Square oregon Basilica, wherever cardinals, bishops and different planetary dignitaries volition attend. Traina said different origin successful the process is what the caller pope volition deterioration successful the ceremony.

In past ceremonies, the pope was usually crowned with a triregnum oregon three-tiered tiara and sat connected an ornate papal throne. The signifier of wearing the triregnum has been abandoned, with Pope Paul VI being the past to deterioration it during his installation successful 1963.