Picking a pope: What happens in conclave
POSTED: 10:42 AM PDT Mar 11, 2013
UPDATED: 11:24 AM PDT Mar 13, 2013
After weeks of speculation and plenty of pre-conclave meetings, the conclave has selected a new pope. Take a look at what's involved in the process of choosing a pope.
General congregation participants also picked two churchmen "known for their sound doctrine, wisdom and moral authority" to offer meditations on "problems facing the church" and "the need for careful discernment in choosing the new pope." The Rev. Raniero Cantalamessa, who gave one meditation before the conclave that selected Benedict XVI, offered the first meditation on March 4. A second meditation offered just before the first round of voting will be given by 87-year-old Cardinal Prosper Grech, a biblical scholar who was made a cardinal last year.
