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What is a conclave? What to know about the secretive process to elect the next pope.
Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the Latin phrase for “all out,” to ask all those present except the cardinal electors to leave the Sistine Chapel to begin the voting process.
As "Conclave" shows, the pope's signet ring, called Ring of the Fisherman, is destroyed after his death to signify the papal ...
Three of the youngest cardinals who will take part in the Conclave: Americo Manuel (51), from Portugal; Cardenal Mykola (45), ...
The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...
The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...
The Roman Catholic College of Cardinals will begin a conclave inside the Sistine Chapel to begin the process of selecting the ...
Whenever a Pope dies or decides to step down, a special group of church leaders called the College of Cardinals come together ...
Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...
A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...
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