A meeting of the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel in Rome convened to elect a new pope.
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Examples for "conclave"
Examples for "conclave"
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Not quite a family conclave: George Boleyn is in Paris, holding talks.
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That problem will be highlighted by one man's absence from the conclave.
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And the University of Paris in solemn conclave ratified the above judgment.
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You go to the conclave of course, but I'm going to her.
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The whole conclave was lighted by candles in sconces on the walls.
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A papal conclave elected Pope Francis as Benedict XVI's successor on 13 March 2013.
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The Archbishop of Dublin, Cardinal Connell, has said he hopes he will never have to vote in a papal conclave.
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Barça have now played three games during a papal conclave, and have won them all 4-0.
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It's the final day of preparations before one of the world's most intriguing and oldest election processes gets underway - the papal conclave.
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They fear that, if O'Brien travels to the forthcoming papal conclave to elect a new pope, the church will not fully address their complaints.