Cardinals under 80 gather in the Sistine Chapel to vote in secret ballots. Cardinals, chosen by the pope, are bishops and Vatican officials. While there's an unofficial term for potential ...

That goes on an outer envelope. The voter completes their secret ballot by writing the name of a candidate in their assigned riding, seals it in an inner envelope and returns it to the polling agent.

As for the election, each cardinal votes by secret ballot. He says a prayer and then drops his twice-folded ballot in a large chalice, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Inside the building, the walls and ceilings are covered in 70-year-old fresco murals painted by artists in the 1950s. The meeting house was built in 1842 and hosted church services until the 1940s ...

The Sistine Chapel has been used for the special meeting since 1858. The cardinals vote by secret ballot and the pope's successor must receive two-thirds of the vote to be elected. Each cardinal ...

Cardinals under 80 gather in the Sistine Chapel to vote in secret ballots. Cardinals, chosen by the pope, are bishops and Vatican officials. While there's an unofficial term for potential candidates ( ...

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The Sistine Chapel has been used for the special meeting since 1858. The cardinals vote by secret ballot and the pope's successor must receive two-thirds of the vote to be elected. Each cardinal will ...