Plot: This episode of WIDE ANGLE chronicles the life of the Vatican in the days between the announcement of Pope John Paul II's death and the election of the new pope by a conclave, the group of more than 100 cardinals who gather in Rome's Sistine Chapel for this historic vote.

Wide Angle - Season 4 - White Smoke (Episode 1)
Episode Aired On:
Tuesday, April 26 2005
20 years ago
Tuesday, April 26 2005
20 years ago
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