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Posted on April 28, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleThe Vatican conclave to elect a new pope will begin on May 7, with 135 cardinals participating. This follows the funeral of Pope Francis.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting from May 7, a senior Vatican source said on Monday.
The date was decided during a closed-door meeting of cardinals at the Vatican, the first since the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, the source said. The official announcement is due shortly.
Some 135 cardinals, all under the age of 80 and from across the world, are eligible to take part in the conclave and decide who should be the next leader of the 1.4-billion-member Church.
The previous two conclaves, held in 2005 and 2013, lasted just two days.
(Reporting by Philip Pullella; Editing by Crispian Balmer)
The article discusses the Vatican conclave set to elect a new pope starting May 7.
135 cardinals under the age of 80 from around the world are eligible to participate.
The previous conclaves were held in 2005 and 2013, each lasting two days.
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