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3. Official Announcement The Vatican makes an official public announcement. Bells may toll and mourning customs begin, including the flying of flags at half-staff in some places.

4. Nine Days of Mourning – A period of official mourning lasts nine days, during which Masses are offered for the repose of the pope’s soul. The body is prepared and displayed in St. Peter’s Basilica for public veneration.

5. Burial The pope is traditionally buried in the crypt beneath St. Peter’s Basilica (though he may request another resting place). The body is usually placed in three coffins: wood, lead, and another wooden coffin, each placed inside the other.

6. Sede Vacante (Vacant See) During this time, all governance of the Church is paused, except for routine matters handled by the Camerlengo. No new appointments or major decisions can be made until a new pope is elected.

7. Preparation for the Conclave The College of Cardinals gathers in Rome. After at least 15 days but no more than 20 days following the pope’s death, the conclave begins to elect a new pope. Only cardinals under 80 years old are eligible to vote.

8. The Conclave Held in the Sistine Chapel under strict secrecy. Voting continues until a candidate receives two-thirds majority. After a successful vote, the elected cardinal is asked: “Do you accept your canonical election as Supreme Pontiff?” If he says yes, he chooses a

9. The New Pope is Announced The cardinal proto-deacon steps onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and declares: “Habemus Papam!” (We have a Pope!) The new pope then appears and gives his first Urbi et Orbi blessing.

The Sistine Chapel is one of the world's greatest buildings, and it has the most famous ceiling in history. But what is it, who built it, and what does "Sistine" even mean? Well, here's the surprisingly controversial history of the Sistine Chapel...

It took 8 architects, 21 popes, and 120 years to build and finish St Peter's Basilica in Rome. And, four centuries later, it's still the largest church in the world. So here's a brief introduction to St Peter's...

The history of the basilica is important, because it explains why St Peter's looks the way it does. It stands on the site of an older church built by order of Constantine the Great and completed in 360 AD. By the 16th century Constantine's church was in a state of disrepair.

And so in 1505 this ancient church was demolished by Pope Julius II, who wanted to build in its place the largest church in the world. Why? He wanted a building of sufficient size and glory to house his own tomb — which he commissioned Michelangelo to sculpt.

St Peter's is an extraordinary building and, four centuries later, there is still nothing else quite like it in the world. It has also been immensely influential, shaping everything from the aforementioned St Paul's to the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro.

What is St Peter's Basilica? It is simultaneously the personal dream of Julius II, the physical embodiment of the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation, religiously and artistically, and also the crowning achievement of Renaissance-Baroque architecture. Unique.

Congratulations to all the catholics around the world. We have got a new Pope. The Most Eminent and Most Reverend Lord, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who took the name Pope Leo XIV.

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Ssaabasajja Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II akomyewo okuva ebweru w'Eggwanga gy'abadde y'agenda okulaba abasawo be. Ku kisaawe Entebbe ayaniriziddwa Omumyuka Asooka owa Katikkiro Owek. Prof Twaha Kaawaase Kigongo n'Abakungu abalala. #KabakaMutebiII

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Ayi Empalabwa, tukuyoozayooza okutuuka ku mattikira go ag'emirundi 32 ng'olamuka Obuganda. Ayi Kiwamirembe, tukwebaza okukulembera obulungi ate n'okukulakulanya Obuganda ne Uganda ng'oyita mu nteekateeka ezenjawulo. Tusaba Mukama akuwangaaze, akuwe obulamu obulungi obwemirembe.

Today is the coronation anniversary of Ronald Mutebi, Kabaka of Buganda. Mutebi was made kabaka in 1969, when his father died in an unhappy exile in London. Mutebi was then a schoolboy of 14 years. Here's a photo courtesy Getty Images. 1/2