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No Pope Elected in Conclave’s First Vote
The cardinals will participate in four rounds of voting every day until a candidate achieves a two-thirds majority. The ballots are burned after two rounds of voting, and the smoke above the Sistine Chapel signals whether a decision has been made — black smoke for no decision,
But beneath the sacred decor, conclaves have long been arenas of ruthless political manoeuvring. The first conclave held in the chapel, in 1492, elected one of the most unscrupulous popes, Alexander ...
As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of the ...
The papal conclave got underway Wednesday afternoon ... left to eat and sleep beneath Michelangelo's vivid Renaissance masterpiece. These days, they do leave to rest and share meals at the Santa ...
The papal conclave is the closely guarded gathering ... left to eat and sleep beneath Michelangelo's vivid Renaissance masterpiece. These days, they do leave to rest and share meals at Santa ...
The Vatican officially announced the papal conclave to elect a new pope begins ... The election takes place in the Sistine Chapel, the Renaissance masterpiece nestled within Vatican City.
They look ceremonial in their Renaissance-style uniforms that serve ... From secret ballots to white smoke: Here's how the papal conclave will elect a new pope ...
Cardinals will take part in a Mass at St Peter's Basilica this morning and will later walk to the Sistine Chapel to cast ...
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