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Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff vow secrecy under threat of excommunication
Read full article: Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff vow secrecy under threat of excommunicationAll Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave must take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of automatic excommunication.
How long was the longest conclave? Facts about the secret voting to elect a pope
Read full article: How long was the longest conclave? Facts about the secret voting to elect a pope“Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of historical trivia.