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How long was the longest conclave? Facts about the secret voting to elect a pope

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers 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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Conclave: How to Stream the Film About Electing a New Pope

The Oscar-nominated film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini and offers a fictionalized, high-stakes look at what happens behind the Vatican's closed doors.

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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.

Vatican firefighters install chimney on Sistine Chapel roof

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Chimney installed on Sistine Chapel's roof ahead of conclave to pick Pope Francis' successor

The Vatican is finalizing preparations for the May 7 conclave, with firefighters on Friday installing a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel.

Yahoo · 5h

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 when a new pontiff has been selected. Black smoke means new no pope has been chosen and white smoke means someone received two-thirds of the ballot and has agreed to be the leader of the Catholic Church.

U.S. News & World Report · 8h

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 will be used in burning the ballots for the conclave that will elect a successor to Pope Francis.

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2025 conclave to be largest in Catholic Church’s history

The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 electors in the 2005 and 2013 elections.

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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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Papal conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor to begin on May 7

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave — the centuries-old tradition through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected — starting on May 7, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni ...

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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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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.

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Cardinals hope for speedy conclave to pick new pope, under Michelangelo's gaze

VATICAN CITY - If Roman Catholic cardinals have not picked a new pope by day three of next week's conclave, then things are ...

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