It was in the period of pre-conclave huddling in March of 2013 that the dinner table lobbying worked and Pope Francis won on ...

These meetings are open to all cardinals, including those over 80, while the conclave itself in the Sistine Chapel is limited to cardinals who haven’t yet reached 80.

Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming conclave to ...