7 minutes agoConclava gathered, today the first smoke for choosing the new Pope
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Everything is ready for the Convention that will choose the 267th pope in the history of the Catholic Church. This Wednesday, 133 elective cardinals from 66 different countries and all continents will enter the Sistine Hat, 53 are Europeans and 17 Italians. And once the doors are closed with the phrase “extra omnes”, “all [...]
Each ballot sheet of cardinals is made up of two votes, the first at 12:30 (with the first vote at 10:30) and the second within 19 (with the first vote at 17:30). If it is black, the smoke can only be made at the end of the two ballot papers - either 12: 00 p.m. or 7: 00 p.m. If it is white, the smoke can be made at any stage, that is, even at the end of the first mini-voting (so 10:30 or 17:30), it follows Periscope.
The sooner - chosen Holy Father in history was Pius XII, who ascended the papal throne in 1939 after only three votes. All cardinals participating in the vote have arrived in Rome on Monday, and the works at the Sistine Hat are finished.
The last general congregation met on Tuesday. “in a divided world, a pope uniting” is the compass that, according to the cardinals, will lead them in choosing the Pope of 267 in the history of the Catholic Church.
In this congregation, cardinals handled cases of abuse and Vatican accounts, but above all, they noticed Francisco's heritage against all wars. (A2 Television)
