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How smoke works during a conclave
After every round of voting during a conclave, the ballots are burned with chemicals in a process that enables the cardinals ...
Conclave: What time will we see black or white smoke? Past elections give clues
Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.
Chimney installed on Sistine Chapel's roof ahead of conclave to pick Pope Francis' successor
The Vatican is finalizing preparations for the May 7 conclave, with firefighters on Friday installing a chimney on the roof ...
CNN Correspondent goes on Vatican tour before conclave
CNN’s Vatican Correspondent, Christopher Lamb, takes a glimpse inside the Vatican, looking at the old sites of where part of ...
Sistine Chapel chimney installed ahead of papal conclave
Vatican firefighters fitted the Sistine Chapel chimney in place ahead of the election of Pope Francis’ successor. White smoke ...
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How accurate is ‘Conclave’ in depicting the papal election process? We fact-checked the movie
While the film gets some details right, it takes liberties with the process, including the cardinals’ interactions and ...
Pope's social media modernizer predicts conclave 'will surprise us' despite Catholic rifts
Fox News Chief Religion Correspondent Lauren Green spoke to Father Enzo Fortunato, who heads communications for St. Peter's ...
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As conclave nears, new pope’s cassock comes in three sizes
The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of ...