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A papal conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a bishop of Rome, also known as the pope. Catholics consider the pope to be the apostolic successor of Saint Peter and the earthly head of the Catholic Church .
The Palais des Papes, the site of most papal conclaves during the Avignon Papacy The Konstanz Minster, the site of the Council of Constance, the last papal election outside Italy The 1492 conclave was the first held in the Sistine Chapel of the Apostolic Palace, the site of all conclaves since 1878.
Historic features of 1846 Conclave: last of three conclaves held in the Quirinal Palace and last held outside the Vatican; election of pope who would have the second-longest reign in papal history; last conclave held during the existence of the Papal States; apparent victory for liberals and apparent rejection of previous pope's policies
[16] [54] The last of the 115 participating cardinal electors to arrive was Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, who arrived on 7 March. [55] Countries of origin of cardinals participating in the papal conclave of 2013
Paul VI's coronation on 30 June was the last papal coronation to date. ... and chose to be known as Pope Paul VI. ... PAPAL CONCLAVE, 1963; Duration 3 days
In the book, Francis revealed previously confidential details about the 2005 conclave that elected Benedict pope and the 2013 ballot in which he himself was elected, saying he was allowed to ...
The papal conclave held from 14 to 16 October 1978 was triggered by the death of John Paul I on 28 September 1978, just 33 days after he was elected pope. The conclave to elect John Paul I's successor ended after eight ballots. The cardinal electors selected Cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyła, Archbishop of Kraków, as the new pope. The third pope ...
Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events in human history: the election of a new pope. That event is also known as a ...