Latin is the official language of the Holy See and is used mainly for rites: above all that of the Conclave. Here are the words you need to know in order not to miss a single passage
Beginning at 10 a.m. May 7, a votive mass entitled "pro eligendo Papa" will be held in St. Peter's Basilica. Voting will be held in the Sistine Chapel.
Entitled "Jubilees. Rare Documents from the Vatican Collections, " it will accompany pilgrims and visitors to the Museums throughout the Holy Year, beginning on 5 March.
In an extraordinary show of compassion, Pope Francis took time to meet as many as 70,000 children at St. Peter's, resulting in road closures and alterations to usual traffic patterns.
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