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10 fun facts about secret voting to elect a pope

From the longest conclave to antipopes: 10 fun facts about the secret voting to elect a pope

Conclave,” the film may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of historical trivia.

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How accurate is the movie ‘Conclave’ on electing a new pope?

PolitiFact’s occasional MovieFact feature reports on the accuracy of nonfiction films, typically comparing their details with historical events. “Conclave” is fictional, but we decided to examine what the movie gets right and wrong about the real process for choosing the next pope.

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Conclave: Inside the secret election to choose the next Pope

Conclave: Inside the secret election to choose the next Pope - The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years

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Vatican's 'May Madness': Will new pope be progressive or will church turn back the clock?

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

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How does the conclave pick a new pope? 8 things to know

The world won’t know the next leader of the world’s Catholics until he appears before a throng of supporters in St. Peter’s ...

Vatican firefighters install conclave chimney that'll signal new pope

In preparations for next week’s conclave to elect a new pope, a chimney has been installed atop the Sistine Chapel to signal ...

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Conclave: What time will we see black or white smoke? Past elections give clues

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

Conclave smoke signals ready: Vatican installs chimney over Sistine Chapel

The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which ...

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The media’s fascination with Catholic Church explained

Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution that has long resisted secularism.

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When is the conclave? The Vatican sets date to elect new head after Pope Francis' death

The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to ...

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Italians once ruled the Catholic Church. Will they lead it again?

Ahead of the 2013 conclave to replace Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan was tipped to restore the papal hat ...

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