Black smoke has just appeared from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, indicating that the Cardinal-electors have not yet elected a pope.
Tomorrow will be the first full day of voting, with two votes taken in the morning, and two in the afternoon.
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The faithful who will be anxiously watching the smokestacks on top of the Sistine Chapel this week need to know when to watch, and what to expect when the white smoke finally appears.
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At the end of a press conference this weekend, the Vatican released a more detailed schedule of the Conclave, complete with what procedures are in place in the event that a pope is not selected within 11 days.
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The Vatican Press Office (VIS) has just announced that the College of Cardinals have decided to begin the Conclave to elect the next pope on Tuesday, March 12.
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Early word from the Vatican Press Office is that the College of Cardinals is expected to vote today on a start date for the Conclave with most expecting that it will begin early next week.
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After too much information about the doings of the College of Cardinals was released to the press, the Vatican has decided to stop all press conferences until after a pope has been selected.
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According to the Vatican press office, the last two remaining Cardinal-electors are expected to be present in Rome by tomorrow, enabling discussion to begin about the date of the Conclave.
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A man wearing phony ecclesiastical robes and posing as a cardinal was escorted out of the College of Cardinals meeting yesterday.
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During the first meeting of cardinals at the Vatican yesterday, described as being "serene, constructive and positive," cardinals took an oath to keep secret all deliberations concerning the election of the next pope.
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Today marks the beginning of meetings at the Vatican in which the College of Cardinals begins to address the business of running the Church during the Sede Vacante and preparing for the upcoming conclave.
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