the area of the papal conclave is sealed for the duration of the conclave, and cardinals are denied access to news media, banned from using phones or computers, and required to swear an oath of ...

Following Pope Francis's death last month, the papal conclave has commenced at the Vatican to elect his successor. On the first day, May 7, 2025, the 133 cardinals did not elect a new pope ...

Intelligence agencies have long gathered information to help their governments get a sense of who the next pope might be ...

There is no fixed duration for a conclave. Some elections in earlier centuries stretched for months—or even years. The longest in history, following the death of Pope Clement IV in 1268 ...

The electors are sequestered from all outsiders for the duration; the last three popes ... to begin the voting process during the conclave. Each pope gets this ring at the Mass marking the ...

The Vatican City government also planned to deactivate cellphone service within its territory for the duration of the conclave, starting on Wednesday afternoon. After a pope is elected ...

The papal conclave is scheduled to begin on Wednesday ... where they remain in isolation for the duration of the conclave. “This is somewhat different today from what it used to be,” Millies ...

Since 1914, white smoke has indicated the election of a new pope. A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke – white (positive) and black (negative) – lies behind the use of the two ...

The electors are sequestered from all outsiders for the duration; the last three popes ... to begin the voting process during the conclave. Each pope gets this ring at the Mass marking the ...