After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney means no decision; white smoke signals the cardinals ...

In a process that can last days, weeks, or even years, popes are elected by cardinals under strict oaths of silence.

The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different ... To better understand Purgatory in the light of Christ's sacrifice of redemption ...

Christ, have mercy, Christ ... Hidden God and Savior, have mercy on us. Grain of the elect, have mercy on us. Vine sprouting forth virgins, have mercy on us. Wholesome Bread and delicacy of ...

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