The conclave agenda
10.00 The conclave to choose Pope Francis’s successor starts Wednesday with Mass For choosing a pontiffchaired by the dean of the Cardenalicio College, Giovanni Battista Re. It is celebrated in the Basilica of San Pedro, in the Vatican.
16.15 The cardinals meet in the Paulina chapel and from there, dressed in their red and white habits, processing the litanies and song Come creator Until the Sistine.
16.30 Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel. Once there, they must take an oath one by one with their hand on the gospel. Then, the master ceremony of the Holy See, Diego Ravelli, expels from the chapel anyone who does not watch the purple with the Latin formula Outside all (Whether all) and close the doors. Next, a catechesis is celebrated to inspire voters, directed by Cardinal Raniero CantaMessa (who does not have the right to vote). At the end, he leaves the chapel next to the Ravelli Archbishop to begin the vote.
19.00 The first fumata is expected this afternoon around 19.00, although most likely the choice of the new Pope does not occur in the first vote. The chimney at the top of the chapel will emanate the smoke of the votes burned by the cardinals in a stove: if it is black, there has been no agreement; If it’s white, there is a new potato.
The agenda of the following days.
7.30 The cardinals celebrate a mass.
9.00 The cardinals pray the praise inside the Sistine Chapel. The legislation of the Holy See provides four scrutiny per day, two in the morning and two in the afternoon.
10.30 There would only be fumata, which would be Blanca, if in the first vote in the morning potato was chosen.
12.00 If pontiff was chosen in the second vote of the morning or would not have reached an agreement, the white or black smoking, in each case, it would be about noon.
16.00 The second session begins with two new votes.
17.30 There would only be fumata, which would be white, if in the first vote of the afternoon potato was chosen.
19.00 If pontiff was chosen in the second vote of the afternoon or would not have reached an agreement, the white or black smoking, in each case, it would be from 19.00. If there was no new Pope, the cardinals would pray the eve and return to Santa Marta.
If after three days the cardinals have not agreed, then they will be granted a one -day pause to reflect.
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When the Blanca smoking is finally produced, the six bells of the Basilica of San Pedro will sound. The elected Pope will go to the so -called Hall of Tears, where he will find papal habits in three different sizes, so that any elect can dress them. After the announcement of the We have a pope On the balcony of the central lodge of the Basilica of San Pedro, the new Pontiff will appear before the faithful and grant the blessing City and the Worldthat only pontiffs can teach and reserve the day of their choice, on resurrection and Christmas.
