On May 8 1945, Peter Marshall, a 20-year old Wireless Operator on Lancaster bombers was on a training sortie. As they headed back to base, he was twiddling the controls of his radio set and came...
Watch: The first day of the conclave in a minuteThe first vote of the conclave - the secretive process to choose a new pope - has failed to reach a decision. After a lengthy wait, black smoke emerged...
Watch: The first day of the conclave in a minuteThe first vote of the conclave - the secretive process to choose a new pope - has failed to reach a decision. After a lengthy wait, black smoke emerged...
Watch: Black smoke emerges after first conclave ballotSmoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney after the first ballot of the conclave - the secretive process to choose a new pope.Black smoke...
Watch: The conclave that confused everyoneThe conclave - the secret process to elect the new pope - begins on 7 May.Inside the Sistine Chapel the cardinals will vote until a new pope is elected, with...
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