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St. Peter's Basilica is reflected in a puddle near the Vatican on March 11 as the world's cardinals will begin their conclave inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on March 12 to elect a new pope. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Hanna, Reuters

How the balloting is scheduled to work

Here is the announced conclave schedule. Times listed are for Rome, with Eastern Daylight Time in.

12 Mar 2013

Jesuit Father Norman Tanner, dean of church history at the Pontifical Gregorian University, is pictured on Sept. 11 2012 at the university in Rome. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring

Preoccupation with pope’s personality can be unhealthy, historian says

Jesuit Father Norman Tanner, dean of church history at Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University, told.

12 Mar 2013

Workers prepare the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on March 11, where the newly elected pope will greet the world for the first time from the balcony. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring

Quid est in nomine? Latin name is first clue to new pope’s identity

The first clue to the identity of the new pope will be the announcement of his first name -- in.

12 Mar 2013

Members of the fire and rescue service set a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel before the conclave on March 9 at the Vatican. Smoke coming from the chimney will be the only sign to the world of how things are progressing inside the chapel during the conclave. PHOTO: CNS/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters

In digital age, Vatican sticks with smoke, bells to announce results

Though the Vatican has become increasingly savvy with more modern forms of communication, it's.

12 Mar 2013

Pope Benedict XVI and Mustafa Cagrici, the grand mufti of Istanbul, pray in the Blue Mosque in 2006 in Istanbul. PHOTO: CNS/Patrick Hertzog, Pool via Reuters

Turkey’s Muslims differ on interfaith dialogue, next Catholic pope

Istanbul's grandiose Sultan Ahmet Mosque, or the Blue Mosque, was only one of the places former.

12 Mar 2013

Christians flee as homes torched in Pakistan, blasphemy alleged

A mob of thousands attacked a Christian area in Lahore, Pakistan, last week citing alleged.

12 Mar 2013

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