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Michelangelo Meets James Bond: High-Tech in Sistine Chapel to Keep Conclave Secret
Vatican gendarmes and plainclothes Swiss Guards will escort buses that will take cardinals between the residence and the ...
Cardinals choosing the next pope have been offered a dossier on candidates – with a subtext
When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...
Choosing the next pope: How does the Vatican make white smoke?
For black smoke, the Vatican uses a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene, and sulphur. The white smoke used to signal ...
Who are the US cardinals who will vote for the next pope? There are 10, the largest bloc after Italy
The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.
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First conclave smoke Wednesday at about 7pm - Vatican
The first smoke signal from the papal conclave will come from the Sistine Chapel "not before 7pm" on Wednesday, Holy See ...
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Guide to the conclave, how the pope is chosen
The conclave, that is, the procedure for electing the Roman Pontiff, is regulated by the Apostolic Constitution "Universi ...
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Police: Teen reported missing in Vidalia found safe more than 800 miles away
A teenage girl who went missing more than a week ago has been found safe more than 800 miles away. According to information released Monday by the Vidalia Police Department, Marlee Lola Heasman, 16, ...