How the pope is elected

The process of electing a new pope to lead the Catholic Church VIDEOGRAPHIC

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00:00The doors of the Sistine Chapel closed.

00:08The Conclave, tasked with electing the new Pope, meets in private.

00:12The Cardinals, who must be under 80 years old, take the oath to respect the secret vote and accept the result.

00:18Isolated from the rest of the world, they must meet at the earliest 15 days, or at the latest 20 days,

00:24after the death or resignation of the Pope.

00:26The vote takes place in the emblematic Vatican Chapel, with two votes in the morning and two votes in the evening.

00:32The ballot papers are burned in a stove, and the ensuing smoke informs the faithful outside of the result.

00:38If the smoke is black, it means nobody has been elected.

00:41If it is white, a new Pope has been elected, with two thirds of the votes.

00:45After accepting the position and choosing his papal name, the elected person immediately becomes Pontifex Maximus, or Supreme Pontiff.

00:53Each Cardinal then pledges obedience.

00:56The proclamation is made from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.

00:59Abimus Papam, we have a Pope.

01:02Then the new head of the Catholic Church appears, and gives his papal blessing.

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