Live blog: The conclave and the election of a new pope
Follow the stream below for updates on the election of a new pope.
Contributors to this live report via Twitter feeds are:
Lisa Wangsness, religion reporter for The Boston Globe
Laurie Goodstein, national religion correspondent for The New York Times
Jaweed Kaleem, national religion reporter for The Huffington Post
Rocco Palmo, author of “Whispers in the Loggia” blog
Rachel Zoll, national religion writer for the Associated Press
Michael Paulson, politics and religion editor for The New York Times
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#vatican b16's private secretary gaenswein will be in procession and will continue wkg 4 b16. new pope to dec if he joins his staff.by Lisa Wangsness via twitter 3/11/2013 2:27:04 PM -
#conclave starts slowly as cardinals get hang of voting/counting/burning ballots proc... if late 4 supper? "it will be kept warm for them."by Lisa Wangsness via twitter 3/11/2013 2:27:05 PM
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tomorrow's 1st #conclave vote is optional. if no vote, how will we know? Fr Lombardi will find out if they've gone to dinner & tell press.by Lisa Wangsness via twitter 3/11/2013 2:27:09 PM
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 2:33:09 PMBooklet for the cardinals' Mass tomorrow (pdf) http://bit.ly/Wh5mG5 -
by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 2:39:12 PMRT @thecompassnews: 3 of these US cardinals who will vote in #conclave have Wisconsin ties. Can you name them? (@CatholicNewsSvc graphic ...
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by Rocco Palmo via twitter 3/11/2013 2:42:25 PMIt's rather stunning how no one's grasped the explanation for the "street" surge for @CardinalSean. Two words – anybody care to guess? -
by Rocco Palmo via twitter 3/11/2013 2:43:04 PMIt's rather stunning how no one's grasped the explanation for the "street" surge behind @CardinalSean. Two words – anybody care to guess?
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 2:44:45 PMRT @carolmaczim: Seminarian told me the students this week will have one eye on the class the other on phones awaiting pope announcement.
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 2:55:56 PMOn our blog: 11 U.S. cardinals to enter conclave http://bit.ly/10vtvZD
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by Rocco Palmo via twitter 3/11/2013 2:59:52 PMBingo – get this guy on cable news; he actually knows something RT @SeanGIndy: Padre Pio?
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by HuffPost Religion via twitter 3/11/2013 3:00:03 PMWhat changes can a pope make in the Catholic Church? Less than you may think http://huff.to/15GNx6e via @PittsburghPG -
by Rocco Palmo via twitter 3/11/2013 3:08:06 PMRT @news_va_en: Final Press Briefing: Cardinals hold last General Congregation §RV http://rv.va/LbfEts
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 3:14:01 PM#Conclave begins tomorrow. This is how the cardinals will pray. http://bit.ly/Z9ejC6 #CNSstory
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by HuffPost Religion via twitter 3/11/2013 3:33:38 PMRT @raushenbush: DID YOU KNOW that Cardinal Dolan promised at Fordham U to take the name Steven after Steven Colbert if named Pope via @ ...
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 3:56:42 PMCNS video: Excellent summary on what happens in a #conclave, w/ comments by Cards. who have been in one http://youtu.be/m-VEm07o9ZU
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by HuffPost Religion via twitter 3/11/2013 4:00:01 PMFascinating. Researchers propose new origin of Stonehenge http://huff.to/15GOprE
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by HuffPost Religion via twitter 3/11/2013 4:30:01 PM"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." ~- Mother Teresa
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 4:37:27 PMTwelve to watch as cardinals gather in Rome http://bit.ly/YW6cVm #CNSstory
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 4:54:51 PM
CNS PHOTOS: Scenes from the Vatican as the church readies for the #conclave http://on.fb.me/YW7Oi5 http://twitpic.com/caj9i9
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 5:01:58 PMCNS top stories: Whole church called to enter conclave in prayer, archbishop says: http://bit.ly/10DFloj #CNSstory
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 5:01:58 PMCNS top stories: In digital age, Vatican sticks with smoke, bells to announce results: http://bit.ly/10w2Mfw #CNSstory
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by HuffPost Religion via twitter 3/11/2013 5:20:29 PMThe conclave to elect the next pope starts officially tomorrow but unofficially it began a while ago http://huff.to/12IAOST
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 5:23:39 PMNew CNS video: Can prayer deliver a good pope? Find out http://youtu.be/dDJrjrnelHo
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 5:41:00 PMTrying to plan your week around the #conclave? Check out this http://bit.ly/YWa60E and this http://bit.ly/YWaagI for times
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by Jaweed Kaleem via twitter 3/11/2013 5:52:16 PMconclave perspective (1/3): 1903, Pius X (3 days, 7 votes); 1914, Benedict XV (4 days, 10 votes), 1922 – Pius XI (5 days, 14 votes) -
by Jaweed Kaleem via twitter 3/11/2013 5:52:39 PMconclave perspective (2/3): 1939, Pius XII (2 days, 3 votes); 1958, John XXIII (4 days, 11 votes); 1963, Paul VI (3 days, 6 votes)
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by Jaweed Kaleem via twitter 3/11/2013 5:52:57 PMconclave perspective (3/3): 1978, John Paul I (2 days, 4 votes); 1978, John Paul II (3 days, 8 votes); 2005, Benedict XVI (2 days, 4 votes).
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by Jaweed Kaleem via twitter 3/11/2013 5:58:47 PMHat tip to @huffpostitalia for researching the data I just tweeted on conclave lengths
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 5:59:00 PMRT @bfraze: Keep this list handy! #Cardinal names in Latin, as new pope would be announced: http://tinyurl.com/cjfna7h
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by HuffPost Religion via twitter 3/11/2013 6:00:12 PMWhy is sex abuse missing from the list of priorities of the cardinals as they elect new pope? http://huff.to/12ICWtK
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by Laurie Goodstein via twitter 3/11/2013 6:07:14 PMPsychologists at Willam & Mary ask 575 ppl to choose #pope based on headshots. They chose +Sean O'Malley. http://pmvish.people.wm.edu/PopeFaces.pdf -
by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 6:10:54 PMIraq war began 10 years ago March 20.. Seeking voices who can discuss US moral obligations to rebuild, protect minority religions.
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by Jaweed Kaleem via twitter 3/11/2013 6:21:06 PMHere's Vatican Information Service's official summary of events at the last General Congregation: http://www.vis.va/vissolr/index.php?vi=all&dl=51f8c71a-3619-c9ca-ab0e-513e03ef8f4f&dl_t=text/xml&dl_a=y&ul=1&ev=1
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 6:22:00 PMUPDATED: Every cardinal in his place: Internal ranking determines seating chart http://bit.ly/Yy9zEW #CNSstory
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by Rocco Palmo via twitter 3/11/2013 6:40:41 PMThe great Grech might exhort the electors tomorrow... but even now, the mighty Thea can preach to the Church tonight: http://bit.ly/YTMQn2
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by HuffPost Religion via twitter 3/11/2013 7:00:12 PMNew report finds that tens of thousands of Dutch girls were abused by nuns and priests http://huff.to/YTAN9j
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by HuffPost Religion via twitter 3/11/2013 7:12:08 PMRT @AP: Most gazed-at item at Vatican this week will be chimney that will puff smoke when new pope is elected: http://apne.ws/10wAEst -RJJ
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 7:26:11 PMICYMI: Prayer and trembling: Cardinals recount experience of conclave: http://bit.ly/Z4b6E3 #CNSstory
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by Jaweed Kaleem via twitter 3/11/2013 7:36:54 PMit's supposed to rain all week in Rome -- good luck catching that smokestack #conclave
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 7:44:41 PMRT @TurksonCardinal: Heavenly Father, guide our hearts and grant us wisdom and strength tomorrow.
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by Jaweed Kaleem via twitter 3/11/2013 7:58:50 PMAs Conclave 2013 Commences To Choose Next Pope, Black Smoke Expected First Day http://huff.to/ZE4o5z via @huffpostitalia's @GiuliaBelard
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 7:59:32 PMNew CNS video: Media attention in Rome has reached a peak, as the world waits for the cardinals to choose a new pope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUyk-PjXYdU
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by HuffPost Religion via twitter 3/11/2013 8:00:08 PMWhat kinds of reforms will meet the challenges that the Catholic Church faces in the 21st century? http://huff.to/YTEXOt
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by Laurie Goodstein via twitter 3/11/2013 8:06:09 PMRT @JamesMartinSJ: Don't forget! @CardinalDolan has already chosen his papal name: Pope Stephen III. #Colbert #Dolan @lauriegnyt http:// ...
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by Catholic News Svc via twitter 3/11/2013 8:08:22 PMCNS Rome bureau: In digital age, Vatican sticks with smoke, bells to announce results: http://bit.ly/14OgdI7 #CNSstory