These food practices follow centuries-old traditions focused on secrecy and security. Cardinals in the conclave eat at the cafeteria in Casa Santa Marta. Their meals include spaghetti, boiled ...

the Vatican guesthouse where cardinals reside during a conclave, feed the clergymen. The dishes, which are simple, are informed by the food traditions of the Italian region Lazio, where the ...

One conclave veteran said the fare was “food you could eat at a train station.” By Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome The cardinals gathering for the conclave hope to pick the ...

Around the same time in history, cardinals who died amid the conclave were suspected to have done so because of poisoned food. As such, cardinals began taking turns acting as poison testers ...

What do the cardinal electors eat during the conclave? Starting on Wednesday, May 7, there will be crucial days for the present and future of the Church. So delicate that every detail must be ...

And politics and religious culture ... There was one conclave that took nearly three years. And they started doing things like locking the cardinal electors in, rationing their food and water ...

A conclave isn't a common event ... Students on campus expressed hope for a return to traditional values from the next pope. "I think that it would be a good step forward to keep it going with ...

His emphasis on simple living and humility extended to the food he ate.Credit...Vincenzo Pinto/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The cardinals gathering for the conclave hope to pick the very ...