US EditionPapal conclave: All cardinals who will elect a new pope arrive in Rome
- One hundred thirty-three cardinal electors from 71 countries have arrived in Rome to begin the conclave on Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel to choose Pope Francis' successor.
- The conclave follows Pope Francis' death on April 21 and requires a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes if all 133 vote, amid divided views on continuing his progressive agenda or shifting toward tradition.
- Key contenders include Cardinals Pietro Parolin and Luis Antonio Tagle, while many cardinals remain undecided and express strong concern about divisions within the Church.
- German Cardinal Walter Kasper, who cannot vote due to age, said, "I believe that there is a very clear expectation" that the new pope will follow Pope Francis.
- The election could take several days with multiple voting rounds, reflecting the conclave’s wide-open nature and complex priorities among the geographically diverse cardinals.
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World waits as 133 cardinals assemble to elect new pope - Daily Trust
All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said Monday, two days before they gather in conclave to elect the next head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Hailing from 70 countries across five continents, the group, summoned following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, is the largest and the most international ever. At stake is the direction of the Catholic Church, a 2,000-year-old institution…
All cardinals who will elect new pope arrive in Vatican City ahead of conclave
All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said on Monday, with the race to succeed Pope Francis seen as wide open.
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