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Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...
A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...
Pope Leo XIV has been chosen to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday.
White smoke billowed over the Vatican on the first full day of voting, but this was not quite the fastest conclave in history ...