00:00The doors of the Sistine Chapel close.
00:07The Conclave, tasked with electing the new Pope, meets in private.
00:11The Cardinals, who must be under 80 years old, take the oath to respect the secret vote and accept the result.
00:17Isolated from the rest of the world, they must meet at the earliest 15 days, or at the latest 20 days,
00:23after 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.
00:37If the smoke is black, it means nobody has been elected.
00:40If 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,
00:48the elected person immediately becomes Pontifex Maximus, or Supreme Pontiff.
00:53Each Cardinal then pledges obedience.
00:55The proclamation is made from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
00:59Habimus Papam, we have a Pope.
01:01Then the new head of the Catholic Church appears, and gives his papal blessing.
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