THE VATICAN WITHOUT A POPE:: What Happens When the Holy Father Dies, and How the Cardinals Set About the ..
... The Vatican Without a Pope: What Happens When the Holy Father Dies, and How the Cardinals Set About the Selection of a Successor to the Throne of St. Peter By Ferdinand Tuohy TWENTY days elapsed between the death of Pope Benedict and the coronation of his successor, the late Pontiff. The Conclave having been of the shortest-- three days-- this is about the minimum time in which the Vatican ...