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The Election of a New Pope Compiled by the Office of Catechesis & Evangelization, Diocese of La Crosse, WI. Photos provided by Catholic News Service (CNS)
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The Election    of a              

New PopeCompiled by the Office of Catechesis & Evangelization, Diocese of La Crosse, WI.  Photos provided by Catholic News Service (CNS)

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His Holiness, Benedict XVI,in his final days as the Pope!

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“After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, 

I have come to the certainty that my 

strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to 

an adequate exercise of the 

Petrine ministry.”

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As he left the Vatican,                     Pope Benedict XVI wore the traditional 

red shoes, a sign of martyrdom.  

No longer the Pope, Benedict 

XVI will now wear brown shoes, a gift from the 

people of Mexico.

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The Holy Father’s final Angelusmessage, Wednesday, February 27th

"The Christian life consists in continuously scaling the mountain to meet God and then coming back down, bearing the love and 

strength drawn from Him, so as to serve our brothers and sisters with God’s own love. Dear brothers and sisters, I feel that this Word of 

God is particularly directed at me, at this point in my life. The Lord is calling me to ‘climb the mountain’, to devote myself even more to 

prayer and meditation. But this does not mean abandoning the Church, indeed, if God is 

asking me to do this it is so that I can continue to serve the Church with the same dedication and the same love with which I have done thus far, but in a way that is better suited to my age and my strength. Let us invoke the intercession of the Virgin Mary: may she 

always help us all to follow the Lord Jesus in prayer and works of charity.”

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The Fisherman’s Ring is engraved with the image of St. Peter, fishing from a boat and encircled 

with the name of the reigning Pope.

The ring is used to seal important documents.   As Pope Benedict XVI 

renounced the     Petrine Ministry,         

his papacy has ended and the Ring was 

defaced so it can no longer be used.

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Benedict XVI, We Thank You for Serving Us!

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The transition period Sede

Vacante (“while the See is vacant” 

meaning the See of Rome is 

without a bishop) is called “interregnum.”

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐The Statue of St. Peter in       

St. Peter’s BasilicaVatican City                                                                                                                 

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The Election of a New Pope

This statue of St. Peter, our first Pope, is in front of St. Peter’s Basilica—shown in the next three slides.  St. Peter holds the keys, signifying what Christ said to him:  “I will give to you the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven.”                 (See Matthew 16:19, CCC 553, 1444)

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The arms of “Mother Church” reaching out in love to all of Her children.

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The Cardinals from around the world arrived in Rome for the conclave.

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The Cardinal Electors 

gathered at     St. Peter’s to 

pray the Rosary.  They will begin with Holy Mass on Tuesday, March 12th.

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐The Chair of St. Peter in       

St. Peter’s Basilica

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The CATHEDRA, or chair, is a symbol of a bishop’s authority. This represents the chair of St. Peter. The Pope is the successor of Saint Peter, upon whom Christ built His Church. This Apostolic Succession is the foundation for our unity as a Church.  The Apostolic Succession has been unbroken since the time of the Apostles.

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Balloting for the new Pope takes place in the Sistine Chapel.  The ceiling in the Sistine Chapel was painted by Michelangelo from 1508 to 1512.  He also painted “The Last Judgment” 

fresco above the altar from 1535 to 1541. 

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Conclave means “with a key.” All Cardinals under the age of 80 will process into the Sistine Chapel  on Tuesday, March 12th to elect a new pope.  The Chapel is a locked area, protected by the Swiss Guard, to ensure the confidentiality of the process.  Cardinal‐electors do not send or receive mail; use a telephone, television or radio; or read newspapers.   The Cardinals are in seclusion, in prayer, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

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There are 115 eligible Cardinal‐Electors who will enter the  Sistine  Chapel, chanting    “Come Holy 

Spirit,” invoking divine help with their decision.

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One round of voting is expected on Tuesday afternoon.  On each subsequent day, two votes are taken in the morning and two votes in the afternoon until a successful vote.  

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The Election of a New Pope

By secret ballot, a candidate must receive a two‐thirds majority of the vote in order to be elected.   When the newly elected person gives assent to his 

election as Supreme Pontiff, the Cardinal Dean asks, “By what name do you wish to be called?”

Another title for the Holy Father is “the servant of the servants of God,”           

for authority is given to the pope not for his personal advantage, but for the 

benefit of those confided to his care.

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Final preparations are being made where the announcement of our new Pope will be given? 

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A chimney has been  installed on the roof of the Sistine Chapel.  A stove in the conclave is set to burn ballots each morning and afternoon.

If balloting is not successful, the smoke burns black with the help of an added chemical.

If balloting is successful, a 

chemical is added to produce white smoke – the signal to the world that the Church has a 

new Pope!

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The “Room of Tears”• The new Pope then dresses 

in the “Room of Tears”—perhaps so‐called because of the emotion of the moment. When he returns to the Chapel a Gospel passage connected to the Petrine ministry is read, a brief prayer is given, and the Cardinals process, one‐by‐one to the new Pontiff, congratulating him and promising their obedience. The Pope and the Cardinals sing the Te Deum together.”

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“Habemus Papam!”After the new Pope changes into the white papal vestments and then greets each of the Cardinals, the senior cardinal 

deacon, French Cardinal Jean‐Louis Tauran will appear on the central balcony of St. Peter’s  and announce                    

Habemus Papam – we have a Pope!

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The new Pope appears and imparts his Urbi and Orbi blessing (to the City and 

to the World).

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Prayer for the Election of a New Pope

O God, Eternal Shepherd, Who govern Your flock with unfailing care, grant in Your boundless fatherly love a pastor for Your Church who will please 

You by his holiness and to us show watchful care.  Through our Lord Jesus 

Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, 

one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

Window in St. Peter’s – symbol of God the Holy Spirit


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