Cardinals Meet: Prepare To Elect 26nd Pontiff
Cardinals Meet: Prepare To Elect 26nd Pontiff
Vatican City continued to be the focus of world attention as the College Of Cardinals meets to elect a new Pope. They will live behind locked doors until a decision is reached on a successor to Pope John XXXIII. The conclave takes place in the Sistine Chapel ablaze with frescoes created by Michelangelo. [Only shows frescoes on walls, no other works.] Ballots will be burned in the traditional stove and the smoke will signal the Pope's election. Vatican, Rome, Italy Aerial shot of Vatican City. MS - Trucks bringing in furniture for the Cardinals. MS - Sistine Chapel camera focuses on frescoes created b y Michelangelo. MS - Workmen laying down red carpet. CUS - The stove that will send out a signal if a Pope has been elected or not. CUS - Cardinals walking up the steps of St. Peter's Basilica.. MCUS - An African Cardinal walking up the steps of St. Peter's . CUS - Cardinal Spellman of New York. CUS - Cardinal Cushing of Boston. MCUS - A small group of Cardinals walking on the out-side of the Basilica.