The Room of Tears (Italian: Stanza delle Lacrime),[1] also called The Crying Room (Italian: Stanza del Pianto), is a small antechamber within The Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, where a newly elected pope changes into his papal cassock for the first time.
Christopher Whitehead, the room's name can be explained "because the poor man obviously breaks down at being elected.
[3] The room is located in Vatican City, to the left of the altar of the Sistine Chapel, and contains three different sizes of papal outfits (large, medium, and small), for the new pontiff to choose from and initially dress in.
Due to his large frame, it did not properly fit the pontiff, leading him to jokingly remark that "This man will be a disaster on television!".
[3] After the 2005 papal conclave, Pope Benedict XVI is said to have entered the room looking upset, but emerged in a brighter mood.