Papal Conclave

reference

Conclave is not a book itself but a term that denotes a private, enclosed space, most commonly the papal conclave in which cardinals elect a new pope. People sometimes use “Co...

ecclesiology

The question of where the new pope is elected is answered by a centuries-old process: a papal conclave held in the Vatican. The election takes place inside the Sistine Chapel, w...

Catholic Church Leadership

The short answer is straightforward: the new pope comes from the country identified in his birth name and first public biography. He typically announces his origin by name durin...

site-operations

The conclave timer is a set of timekeeping rules and signals used during a papal conclave to regulate the pace of voting and deliberation after a papal vacancy. Its purpose is t...

religion

When a papal conclave convenes, the world watches the Sistine Chapel chimney for one of the most recognizable signals in modern ritual: the cardinals smoking conclave. Black smo...