Conclave: What do cardinals do during secretive pope election? - BBC Africa
Many eyes in the world have been turned to a chimney in Rome. Located at the top of the Sistine Chapel, the moment that white smoke comes out of it is when we will know that the Catholic Church has a new pope. But that's just one of the secretive rites that are taking place as cardinals from all over the world gather to elect the new head of the Catholic Church. Our reporter in Rome, Anthony Irungu breaks it down: Where are the clerics staying? Where are they going to vote? And what is their rigid routine like?
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