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The Sistine Chapel: A look back at the most iconic site of the conclave
On May 7, 2025, the cardinal electors—those under the age of 80—will enter conclave to choose the next pope and successor to Francis. Since 1878, every conclave has taken place in the Sistine Chapel at the heart of the Vatican,
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The digital shielding of the Sistine Chapel for the conclave: 650 surveillance cameras, inhibitors, and armed agentsThe Vatican has a dual mission: to ensure the safety of the cardinals and to safeguard the strict secrecy of the process, ...
Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.
Robert Harris praises the secret process of electing Pope Francis's success, saying political parties could learn from it.
Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.
EWTN Vatican correspondent Colm Flynn has the latest on the election of the new pontiff following the death of Pope Francis ...
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