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Live briefing: Cardinals to gather in Sistine Chapel and begin voting for a new pope

Cardinal electors will soon withdraw to the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to pray, deliberate and cast votes in secret ballot elections.

ABC11 · 29m

Cardinals gather at Vatican to elect next pope | Conclave live updates

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

Catholic News Agency · 17h

PHOTOS: The Sistine Chapel awaits the arrival of cardinal electors to choose the next pope

The proceedings will take place in absolute secrecy, with the prelates largely sequestered from the outside world for as long as the conclave lasts until a new Supreme Pontiff is chosen.

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ABC News on MSN · 23h

Vatican readies for papal conclave

Clerics, cardinals and Vatican staff have all taken an oath of secrecy before the college of cardinals meets in the Sistine Chapel to choose a successor for Pope Francis to lead the Catholic Church.

Yahoo · 5h

Leading Vatican figures during the conclave

When the conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, everything will revolve around the successor to pope Francis. The focus will be on the cardinals, including some who are not considered candidates and are less well-known.

Inquirer on MSN · 5h

Vatican prepares for conclave lockdown | INQToday

The Sistine chapel was decked out on Tuesday, May 6, Vatican time to host a papal election as cardinals from around the globe gather for the conclave to choose Pope Francis's successor.

2mon MSN

The Latest: Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

11hon MSN

Sistine Chapel prepped for conclave as battle lines are drawn for future of Catholic Church

The Sistine Chapel is ready for the papal conclave. Front-runners such as Parolin and Tagle are losing momentum amid a ...

19hon MSN

Michelangelo meets James Bond: high-tech in Sistine Chapel to keep conclave secret

Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...

1hon MSN

Vatican conclave to pick new pope, world waits for white smoke

Black smoke from a chimney on the roof of the chapel will mark an inconclusive vote, while white smoke and the peeling of bells will signal that the 1.4-billion member church has a new leader. The ...

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Vatican workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

Catholic News Agency19h

The Sistine Chapel: Renaissance gem dazzles clergy and laypeople alike

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...

KSHB 41 Kansas City17m

Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

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Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

House Beautiful on MSN21h

The 552-Year-Old Sistine Chapel Has the WILDEST Design Details You've Ever Seen

The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As depicted (with some ...

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