Conclaves were installed centuries ago in order to rid the voting process from outside influence.
They will be on display as well during this week's several conclaves with foreign leaders.
They boarded her to attend conclaves of mega-yacht owners in Monaco and at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show.
The past 11 conclaves have lasted no longer than four days, the diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, wrote on its website.
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While some papal elections centuries back lasted years, conclaves held in the past century have wrapped up in two to five days.
The events at most central banking conclaves are a total, excruciating, bore.
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Pope Benedict - the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger - was elected to lead the Roman Catholic Church in one of the fastest conclaves in history.
Another asset that would have worked in the U.S. cardinals' favor is a lack of unity among Italians that has manifested itself in past conclaves, said the U.S. cardinal.
That is because, unlike past conclaves that follow the unexpected death of a pope, the resignation of Benedict XVI had been announced on Feb. 11, giving cardinals time to reflect.
Elected April 19, 2005, after one of the shortest conclaves in history, Benedict was, at 78, the oldest pope elected in 275 years and the first German in nearly a millennium.
Elected on the fifth ballot, Francis was chosen in one of the fastest conclaves in years, remarkable given there was no clear front-runner going into the vote and that the church had been in turmoil following the upheaval unleashed by Benedict's surprise resignation.
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