Black smoke has risen from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel for the second time, meaning cardinals in the conclave have not yet decided on a successor to Pope Francis. The next vote will take place at approximately 17:30 (16:30 BST) on Thursday. If white smoke emerges, it means a new pope has been chosen....
Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent BBC/ Natalie Thomas Cardinal David, one of three Filipino cardinals taking part in the conclave, was appointed by Pope Francis “Not even in my wildest imagination did I think this would happen,” said Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, describing the day he found out that he had been appointed a...
The first vote of the conclave – the secretive process to choose a new pope – has failed to reach a decision. After a lengthy wait, black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney at around 9pm local time – meaning the 133 cardinals inside have not been able to choose a new pontiff. Crowds...
Smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney after the first ballot of the conclave – the secretive process to choose a new pope. Black smoke means more voting will take place tomorrow. If the smoke had been white a new pope would have been chosen. Follow the latest on this story here. Read full...
‘Like no other’? A few media outlets have made that argument today, but it’s actually much more of a conclave like most of the others. The true anomaly came in 2013 when the conclave took place under the nominal guidance of a living pope, after Benedict XVI unexpectedly took the first papal retirement in 600...
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The conclave – the secret process to elect the new pope – begins on 7 May. Inside the Sistine Chapel the cardinals will vote until a new pope is elected, with each round marked by a traditional smoke signal. Black smoke signals the conclave has not yet come to a decision, and white smoke tells...
BBC Robert Harris published Conclave in 2016, which has since been made into an award-winning film The bestselling novelist Robert Harris says a conclave to select a new Pope has a similar dynamic to hit TV show The Traitors. The author of Conclave, which was last year turned into an Oscar-winning film adaptation, said the...
Cardinals will meet next month in a secret conclave to elect the next pope, the Vatican has said. The closed-door meeting will start inside the Sistine Chapel on 7 May and will involve some 135 cardinals from across the world. It follows the death of Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday and whose funeral...
Fantasy Conclave can be fun and informative, when not taken too seriously. The mainstream media that barely covers the Catholic Church looooves to engage in tea-leaf reading to suss out how 135 electors will choose between 135 — and maybe more — potential candidates for Pope. They are usually very good at creating “short lists”...
Getty Images Cardinal Nichols turns 80 in November – the cut-off age for cardinals to be able to vote for a new Pope The leader of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales has said he definitely will not be the next pontiff, but is looking forward to the “intimidating” duty of choosing Pope...
Er … maybe it’s more time for a media primer. Let’s call it What To Expect When You’re Expecting a Conclave, or at least what kind of coverage you can expect — and where to look most. The last time the Vatican had to call its cardinals to Rome for a conclave, I went there...