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Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
Read full article: Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opensBlack smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.
The rites and rituals following the death of a pope, his funeral and burial, explained
Read full article: The rites and rituals following the death of a pope, his funeral and burial, explainedThe death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins.