The conclave to elect the next Pope begins this Wednesday (7), at the Vatican. In all, 133 cardinals participate in the secret vote that will choose the new leader of the Catholic Church.
Clerics are in isolation and should not communicate with people from outside the Vatican. Cellular blockers will be installed.
Thus, a chimney was positioned in the Sistine Chapel, where the votes occur. If the smoke that comes out of it is black, it means that the cardinals have not reached consensus. If the smoke is white, it indicates that a new Pope was elected.
Forecast of Conclave voting schedules
See below the schedule forecast of the Conclave votes and when the first smoke should come out of the Sistine Chapel chimney.
Schedules may change, depending on how much the rites and votes themselves last.
Wednesday (7)
- 11h30 – Entrance to the Sistine Chapel, collective and individual oaths. After closing the doors, there is a speech inside the chapel, opening for possible questions and then voting
- 14h – Forecast for first smoke to leave the chimney of the sistine chapel
Thursday (8)
- 5h30 – Voting; There will only be smoke if a Pope is actually elected
- 7h00 – New vote and, if there is no Pope, the black smoke will come out of the chimney
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12:30 pm – Voting; Again, there will only be smoke if in fact a Pope is elected
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14h00 – New vote and, if there is no Pope, the black smoke will come out of the chimney
If there is no pope elected on Thursday, new votes should happen the following days.
This content was originally published in Conclave: See voting schedules and when the first smoke should come out on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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