Cardinals
How many Cardinals are currently serving.
252
What is the Conclave?
The process by which the Catholic church elects a new Pope.
What is the maximum age you have to be to become a Pope?
Under 80 years old
How long do Swiss Guards serve?
A minimum of 26 months.
Who is the new Pope?
Pope Leo XIV
How many Cardinals are electing for the new Pope.
133
What does the Pope get dressed in before seeing the crowd.
White Papal vestments
True or False: Do Popes get paid?
False, Popes don't receive a traditional salary.
What do the Swiss Guards protect?
They protect Vatican City and the Pope.
What two languages does the new Pope speak?
Italian and English
What was the college for the Cardinals called.
The Sacred College of Cardinals
Where does the Pope get elected.
Peter's Basilica at Vatican
Who is the youngest Pope do be elected?
The youngest Pope in history is Pope Benedict IX at 20 years old.
When was the Swiss Guard founded?
1506
Where was the new Pope born?
Chicago, Illinois
How does a Cardinal become Pope?
Through the process of Papal Conclave.
When does the Pope go in the "Room of Tears."
They go in the "Room of Tears" right after they are elected as Pope.
Who did Pope Francis choose his name after.
St. Francis of Assisi
What is the most popular language Swiss Guards speak?
German
How old is the new Pope?
69 years old
When did the Cardinals first start electing the Pope?
1059
Who established the Conclave?
Pope Gregory X
Who was the Pope in 1111?
Pope Paschal II
True or False: Are Swiss Guards allowed to get married?
True, but there are conditions.
Which number of Pope is Pope Leo XIV?
The 267th Pope elected in the Roman Catholic Church.