On Tuesday, 115 Catholic cardinals from around the world will isolate themselves from the world to choose the successor to Pope Benedict XVI, who made a historic decision to step down last month.
While there’s no tweeting allowed inside the papal conclave…
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…global media and onlookers on the outside are abuzz on social media. Welcome to the “virtual papal conclave:”
Yes, there’s an app for that:
Twitchy contributing editor Adam Brickley, a self-proclaimed Vatican junkie who wrote his thesis on papal conclave dynamics, has the lowdown on the process and the front runners:
Yes, observers are placing their bets:
Twitchy will be watching for the smoke with the rest of the Twittersphere and will provide continuing coverage as deliberations continue.