After the Cardinals have successfully elected a new Pope, white smoke is released from the chimney and the bells of the Sistine Chapel are rung to indicate that a decision has been made. This is the first public announcement that a new Pope has been elected.
Next the Proto-Deacon of the College of Cardinals walks out on a balcony and officially announces that they have a chosen a Pope and says who it is.
Usually, there is no release of official results. So you won't see who voted for who, or how many votes, etc. But Cardinal sometimes informally talk about the elections later and people can take an honest guess at the results.
If a pope has been chosen by a ballot, the ballots are burned, issuing white smoke through the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. At the same time the bells are rung. A short time later the Cardinal Deacon appears on the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and announces to the world, "Habemos Papam" (We have a pope) and proceeds to give his name and the name he has chosen as pope.
The ballots are burned in a stove in the Sistine Chapel. Chemicals are added to color the smoke. White means a new pope has been elected, black means the ballot was not successful.
All votes in a papal election are counted by hand. There are no voting machines used.
The anniversary of his papal election is April 19.
The papal election from November 1268 to September 1, 1271, following the death of Pope Clement IV, was the longest papal election in the history of the Catholic Church.
All cardinals under age 80 are eligible to vote in a papal conclave.
Before St. Peter (year 33 AD) there was no pope. The papal election from November 1268 to September 1, 1271, following the death of Pope Clement IV, was the longest papal election in the history of the Catholic Church. For nearly 3 years the Church had no pope.
Yes, cardinals under age 80 at the start of the conclave can vote.
No, only those cardinals under the age of 80 vote in a papal conclave. Yes, they actually cast paper ballots in an election.
The unexpected results is that the papal line cut off most of what is now Brazil. This explains why today the Brazilians speak Portuguese
No, a pope must receive a 2/3 majority of the eligible voters in a papal conclave.
Whatever happens in a papal conclave is secret so we will usually never find out what transpires during the election of a pope.
papal election election of the pope by the college of cardinals meeting in secret conclave in the Sistine Chapel not less than 15 nor more than 18 days after the death of the previous pontiff.
The process is called a papal conclave. All the cardinals under the age of 80 gather in the Sistine Chapel and in secrecy vote for a new pope. Once a cardinal receives the necessary 2/3 of the votes and agrees to be the pope, he is the the chosen one.