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Pope election: It matters if you are black or white

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 17:42

The buzz is about whether the new Pontiff at the Vatican will be Black or White.

How is a Pope Elected?

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 09:59

Historically, there were three ways of electing a Pope. However, the Church has now done away with two traditional methods.

Cardinals tweet `Goodbye` ahead of `secret` papal conclave

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 15:09

Cardinals took to twitter to post goodbye tweets to their followers before they get confined within Sistine Chapel`s secret conclave for uncertain time.

Cardinals fail to elect new Pope on first day of voting

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 09:19

To elect the next Pope, Cardinals on Tuesday entered into the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to decide on the new leader of world`s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics.

Chimney over Sistine Chapel to spot black or white smoke ahead of conclave

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 11:34

Vatican authorities have installed the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel which will release the black or white smoke that signifies whether a new pope has been elected.

Vatican closes Sistine Chapel ahead of papal conclave

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 10:10

The Vatican has announced it was closing the Sistine Chapel to visitors until further notice, ahead of a conclave to elect Pope Benedict`s successor.

Tourist crowd threatens Vatican`s Sistine Chapel

Last Updated: Friday, September 10, 2010, 20:01

The Sistine Chapel underwent a massive restoration in the 1990s.