VATICAN – La cheminée est installée… Les préparatifs s'intensifiaient samedi au Vatican pour le prochain conclave afin de trouver le successeur de Benoît XVI. A l'approche du conclave qui s'ouvre mardi, les 115 cardinaux électeurs se sont réunis …
It is known throughout the Vatican as the Relatio (Narration). It is contained in two stiff, unmarked red folders and runs to around 300 pages. Lying in a safe in the papal apartments of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St Peter's Square, it will be at …
Vatican employees have erected a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in preparation for the conclave of cardinals that will elect Pope Benedict XVI's successor.
Before the conclave, Benedict XVI ordered an inquiry into Vatican leaks. Now the men who will choose his successor demand its full disclosure. It is known throughout the Vatican as the Relatio (Narration). It is contained in …
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican sought Saturday to quash speculation that divisions among cardinals could drag out the conclave to elect the new pope, while preparations for the vote plowed ahead with firefighters installing the Sistine Chapel chimney that …
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican sought Saturday to quash speculation that divisions among cardinals could drag out the conclave to elect the new pope, while preparations for the vote plowed ahead with firefighters installing the Sistine Chapel chimney …
Vatican City • The preliminaries over, Catholic cardinals are ready to get down to the real business of choosing a pope. And even without a front-runner, there are indications they will go into the conclave Tuesday with a good idea of their top picks …
The giant window of the Sistine Chapel has been blacked out to prevent anyone being able to spy on the conclave and scrambling devices have been installed to prevent any type of communication with the outside world.