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Conclave: Cardinals to begin solemn and secret voting ritual to elect new pope
With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect...
Black smoke signals no Pope elected in morning conclave votes
Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, May 8, signalling that cardinals meeting in a secret...
Black smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope elected in first conclave vote
Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose the...
Conclave: 10 facts about the secret voting to elect a pope
“Conclave,” the movie, may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a...
What is a conclave? What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope
A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to underscore that...
