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The Latest: Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave
- On May 7, 2025, 133 cardinals sequestered themselves at the Vatican to begin a conclave selecting the 267th pope, successor to Pope Francis.
- The conclave follows strict security measures including confiscation of phones, deactivation of cell coverage, and use of signal jammers to prevent outside communication.
- Fewer than 80 cardinals vote secretly with paper ballots beneath the Sistine Chapel until a nominee obtains at least 89 votes, representing a two-thirds majority.
- After the initial ballot resulted in black smoke indicating no pope was chosen, activists outside St. Peter's Basilica released pink smoke to demand equal rights for women within the Catholic Church.
- After being elected, the new pope accepts the role, selects a papal name, and puts on his papal garments in the Room of Tears, a space named for its emotional significance. He is then formally presented to the public from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica with the historic Latin announcement declaring the election of a new pontiff.
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Times of Malta
All eyes on Sistine Chapel chimney as conclave enters day two
Anticipation gripped the Catholic world Thursday as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope prepared to retreat behind the heavy doors of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel for their second day of voting.A plume of black smoke rose over the crowds thronging St Peter's Square late Wednesday, confirming that the conclave's first ballot had not...
Broomfield Enterprise
Live conclave cam: Cardinals vote for a new pope on day 2
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals have sequestered themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. The cardinals are cut off from the world at the Vatican, between residences and the Sistine Chapel, where they vote in secret — and in silence — beneath Michelangelo’s famed ceiling fresco of the Creation and his monumental “Last Judgment.” The Associated Press has a livestream here: The proc…
Is The Conclave A Lesson In Religion Or Politics
by Ray Cardello at CDN - With the passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, the Catholic Cardinals have come to the Vatican from every corner of the globe to meet in the privacy of the Sistine Chapel, as their predecessors have for centuries until they come to a two-thirds majority vote to elevate one of their own to the position … Click to read the rest HERE-> Is The Conclave A Lesson In Religion Or Politics first posted at Conservative Daily N…
Associated Press News
AP PHOTOS: Day 1 of the conclave at the Vatican to pick the next pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the centuries-old secret voting ritual to elect a new pope to follow Pope Francis, who died April 21.
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