Today, May 7, 2025, marks the commencement of a historic papal conclave as 133 cardinal electors gather within the hallowed walls of the Sistine Chapel. Their solemn task is to elect the 267๐๐ต successor to Saint Peter, a pivotal moment for the Catholic Church and the world. The proceedings within the conclave are shrouded in secrecy, with the outside world relying on a traditional signal to know if a Pope has been elected: the white smoke (๐ง๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ข ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ข) rising from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel.
Voting occurs ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐บ - twice in the morning, twice in the afternoon. If, after three days, no candidate has been chosen, voting is paused for one day of prayer, informal discussions, and a brief spiritual exhortation by the senior cardinal deacon. Voting then resumes.
Check out the anticipated schedule for the voting process and the observation of the smoke signals below.
Source: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope.html
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