What’s happening when? A conclave watcher’s guide

Here’s a brief guide to what to expect in the coming days.

The complex, carefully choreographed process of electing a new pope has entered a decisive phase.

The Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. Dr pangloss via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

As a papal transition happens only roughly once a decade, even Catholics who have lived through previous interregnums can feel confused about precisely what happens when after the cardina…