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Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff vow secrecy under threat of excommunication
All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave must take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...
Inside the Vatican’s High-Tech Plan to Keep Conclave for New Pope Secret
The Vatican is prioritizing secrecy ahead of the conclave to pick a new pope — as it has for hundreds of years — but in the ...
National Catholic Reporter7d
The conclave: A detailed explainer of the secret ritual that elects the pope
On May 7, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the conclave for the election of the new pope — the Catholic Church's most secret ...
From secret ballots to white smoke, here's how the papal conclave will elect a new pope
More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope ...
Vatican staff must take oath of secrecy — or face Church’s gravest punishment — ahead of conclave
Everyone from cooks to translators to elevator operators took an oath of secrecy at the Vatican on Monday — under threat of ...
2025 papal conclave begins at Vatican, with black smoke indicating no new pope chosen in first vote
The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...
Why the Vatican will cut the phone signal ahead of the secret Conclave vote
Why the Vatican will cut the phone signal ahead of the secret Conclave vote - The Vatican has made sure that what happens in ...
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 ...
Chicago Tribune8d
Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff must vow secrecy under threat of excommunication
VATICAN CITY — Cleaners and cooks ... elect the successor to Pope Francis are taking an oath of secrecy on Monday ahead of the conclave that’s starting on Wednesday. The punishment for ...