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It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the ...
The cardinals who enter the Sistine Chapel use smoke signals to let the outside world know when a new pope has been chosen.
Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.
First of all, the conclave has a rule that if the voting takes too long, then a pope can be elected with a 50+1 percent of ...
How long will the upcoming papal conclave take? Likely not that long, according to one cardinal, who is personally hoping for ...
Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...
Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...
In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV’s successor, making it the longest conclave in the Catholic Church’s history. It’s also where the ...