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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 ...
How faithful is ‘Conclave’ about the process of picking a new pope?
Fans of the Oscar-nominated movie “Conclave,” which is about a papal election, might think they have a head start on what’s ...
Play your cardinals right: Betting on next pope gains popularity ahead of the conclave
Beyond simply picking who the next pope will be, players and gamblers also can guess how many tries it will take the ...
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
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Conclave smoke signals ready: For the world’s Catholics a step closer to a new pope
The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which ...
Cardinals hope for speedy conclave to pick new pope, under Michelangelo's gaze
If Roman Catholic cardinals have not picked a new pope by day three of next week's conclave, then things are not going to ...