] The following article provides all the details on the process
] of electing a new pope, from the moment of the current
] pontiff's death to the moment a new pope is proclaimed
] to the waiting world.

I still wish the best to Pope John Paul II (aka Karol Jozef Wojtyla), and hope for a recovery.

But in the meantime, this is interesting reading. It even includes some of the sayings and humor about papal elections, as well as the ritualistic anti-cheating methods during the voting.

How the Pope is Elected - ReligionFacts.com