Via Katrina Fernandez, what she's calling a handy dandy guide:
Schedule for first day, Tuesday:
7:00 a.m.: Cardinals move in to Santa Marta
10:00 a.m.: Pro Eligendo Pontifice Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica
3:45 p.m.: Depart from Hotel to Apostolic Palace
4:30 p.m.: Procession from Pauline to Sistine Chapels
4:45 p.m.: Swear-in ceremony, meditation and first vote by cardinals
7:15 p.m.: Vespers (prayer) at Sistine Chapel
7:30 p.m.: Return to Santa Marta
8:00 p.m.: DinnerAfter the first vote is taken on Tuesday evening, the first fumata, or smoke, is expected between 7-7:30 p.m [Rome time]. The smoke is widely expected to be black.
After the conclusion of the first day, the cardinals will follow a set schedule each day until the next Pope is chosen. There will be four rounds of voting, twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon. They will break for lunch at 1 and end with dinner at 8 p.m.
Full-day schedule for the Conclave:
6:30 a.m.: Breakfast for one hour
7:45 a.m.: Depart from Hotel to Apostolic Palace
8:15 a.m.: Hour-long Mass at Pauline Chapel
9:30 a.m.: First two rounds of voting inside Sistine Chapel
12:30 p.m.: Return to Santa Marta
1:00 p.m.: Lunch
4:00 p.m.: Depart from Hotel to Apostolic Palace
4:50 p.m.: Remaining two rounds of voting inside Sistine Chapel
7:15 p.m.: Vespers (prayer) at Sistine Chapel
7:30 p.m.: Return to Santa Marta
8:00 p.m.: DinnerAfter every three full days of voting, the cardinals break for a day of prayer and reflection, then resume for another three days. The first pause will be on Saturday if no pope has been selected before that. Then the schedule resumes as above.
The fumata after the morning votes will appear between 11:30 a.m.-Noon (7 a.m. EDT; 1100 GMT), while the smoke for the evening votes will appear between 6:30-7 p.m (2 p.m. EDT; 1800 GMT). Or you can just set your Pope Alarm.
In the event that a Pope is chosen during the first votes of the morning or evening, the smoke would appear at around 10:30 a.m. or 6 p.m. Once white smoke emerges from the chimney, a bell at the St. Peter’s Basilica rings. Within an hour, the man who was selected emerges onto the balcony and his identity is known.
What Happens Next…
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