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What are the procedures the Vatican has to follow in the conclave?
For a lengthy discussion on the procedures that are carried out in the Vatican to prepare for, and carry out a conclave, click on this link.
Who is responsible for protecting Vatican City during a conclave?
The Vatican has its own police force who work all the time and are not affected by a conclave.
What is a sentence with the word conclave?
The cardinals gathered in the Vatican for the secret conclave to elect a new pope.
Is a papal conclave a problem in Vatican City?
No, the conclave is a normal occurrence in the Vatican whenever a pope dies or resigns. It does take a tremendous amount of preparations, however.
What is the Vatican conclave?
A conclave is a secrete meeting of the cardinals held in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope.
How was the president elected in Vatican City?
There is no elected president in the Vatican. There is a pope who is elected in a secret conclave by the cardinals. The Pope is the head of state of the Vatican.
Who is allowed to vote in Vatican City?
About the only voting in Vatican City is when a papal conclave is held. Only the cardinal electors vote in that.
Where did the election of Pope Francis take place?
The conclave took place in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican.
Is Pope Francis the new pope of 2013?
Yes, he was elected at the conclave in the Vatican on March 13.
Who mandates the Vatican's leader?
The pope is elected in a secret election, called a conclave, by the College of Cardinals.
What is the location of where the cardinals vote for the pope?
They stay in Casa Di Santa Marta which was constructed specifically to house the cardinals during a conclave. It gives them a bit more comfort than the dark and dank cells they formerly occupied in the Sistine Chapel but still keeps them sequestered from having any outside contact.
How do they determine who will be the next pope?
The cardinal electors gather in a secret conclave in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican and discuss, deliberate and vote on their choice for a new pope. If a single cardinal receives 2/3 of the votes he is named as the next pope.
