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In a Routine Excavation, Archaeologists Accidentally Uncovered a Secret Pope’s Palace
Archaeologists uncovered walls that date back to between the 9th and 13th century, be part of the Patriarchate. The discovery ...
Papal conclave begins after cardinals sworn to secrecy; first vote results in no pope chosen yet
The College of Cardinals began meeting Wednesday to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two-thirds majority is ...
A short history of weird papal conclaves, from open bribery to riots
Papal conclaves have featured calls of election fraud and bribery so gauche that riches were wheeled in on donkey carts.
A look at the history of the Sistine Chapel, the site of the papal conclave
As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold ...
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A roofless palace in Italy's Viterbo hosted the first and longest conclave
It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the ...
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'Conclave' movie offers insight into real papal process: What it got right and wrong
In order to prepare for the real conclave occurring, several cardinals were reported watching the 2024 movie "Conclave" to ...
Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote on a new pope after the first ballot fails
Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed to ...