US EditionThe Latest: Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave
- On May 7, 2025, 133 cardinals gathered within the Vatican’s historic walls to begin the conclave in Rome for selecting the next pope.
- This conclave convened to elect the 267th pope, who will succeed Pope Francis following established voting rules requiring a two-thirds majority.
- Cardinals, all under 80 and more geographically diverse than before, cast secret paper ballots in the Sistine Chapel and are cut off by phone surrender and signal jammers to prevent surveillance.
- After the first round on May 7, black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney indicating no decision, causing a disappointed crowd near St. Peter's Basilica to disperse.
- The conclave proceeds until a candidate secures and accepts the required two-thirds majority. Upon election, the new pope selects a papal name, dons the papal garments in the Room of Tears, and is then formally presented to the public from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica with a traditional Latin declaration announcing his election.
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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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