On Monday, April 18, the Conclave of Cardinals will elect a new Pope. \n \nAccording to the notary of the Lviv Archdiocese of the RCC, Fr. Marian Skovyrna, the new head of the Universal Church will be elected by 117 cardinals under the age of 80. During the voting, they will be "cut off" from the world, forbidden to use phones, watch television, and read newspapers. In order to elect a new Pope, a certain candidate needs to garner 2/3 of the cardinals' votes. \n \n"Each cardinal personally places the ballot with his choice on a plate that covers the ballot box, and then turns it over into the urn. Later, the number of ballots is counted, and if there turn out to be more of them than there are cardinals, they are immediately burned. If everything is fine, they proceed to count the votes. If none of the candidates has garnered 2/3 of the votes, a repeat vote is held," says Skovyrna. \n \nAccording to him, the cardinals can vote no more than twice a day. And the procedure itself can last from one day to a month. If within three days of voting there is no understanding among the cardinals, then a one-day break for prayer is taken. After each vote, people can find out whether a new Pope has been elected or not. Each time the ballots are burned, smoke rises. Black means the Pope has not yet been elected, and white means the Catholics have a new head of the Church. \n \nBased on ZIK materials.