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Watch: Catholic Cardinals Sequester Themselves in the Vatican For The Start of The Conclave
Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.
Black Smoke, White Smoke: How the Vatican Tells the World There’s a New Pope
In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...
Vatican to deactivate mobile phone signal ahead of secret meeting to elect new pope
All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...
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A Family Of Seagulls Landed On The Vatican Roof During The Conclave, And They Completely Stole The Spotlight
Except for the arrival of some seagulls who decided they wanted a front-row seat to the conclave and perched themselves on ...
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What do the robe colors mean at the Vatican conclave?
(NEXSTAR) – At the final Mass at the Vatican Wednesday before the secretive conclave process officially kicked off, a sea ...
Goodbye to Vatican nationality: here’s why no one is born a Vatican citizen
En la Ciudad del Vaticano la nacionalidad se obtiene en función de aspectos como el trabajo o la descendencia.
Vatican support staff take oath of secrecy ahead of conclave
Cooks and cleaners as well as maintenance and medical staff joined members of the Vatican's clergy on Monday (May 5) to take ...
The divides behind the scenes in the Vatican ahead of the conclave
Pope Francis's efforts to shake up the workings of the Church should be built on by the next pope, according to some - but ...