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The conclave to choose the next pope will be the most geographically diverse in history

The cardinals will begin the conclave on Wednesday in Vatican City to select a new leader of the Catholic Church.
This conclave follows the presence of 135 cardinal electors under age 80 from 71 countries, reduced to 133 due to health-related absences.
The electors represent the most geographically diverse group in history, coming from regions including Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania.
A two-thirds majority is required for election, meaning 89 votes are needed out of the 133 electors, with Italy having 17 and the US 10 voters among others.
Although geography shapes priorities, no rules bind cardinals to vote by region, suggesting a diverse and complex decision process for the new pope.

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Irish Independent

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Tomorrow’s conclave to elect new Pope will be most diverse in history

There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or tomorrow to choose a new leader of the 1.4-billion strong Catholic Church.

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The conclave to choose the next pope will be the most geographically diverse in history

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse conclave in history.

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The Christian Post

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Is the papacy biblical?

In a matter of days, 135 eligible cardinals from around the world will gather in Rome for a papal conclave in order to choose the next pope for the Roman Catholic Church. #RomanCatholicpapacy #Catholicism #conclave

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El Mundo

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The most diverse conclave in history to elect Francis’ successor

In addition to the division between 'progressives' and 'conservatives', the cultural and geographical differences between the 133 cardinals with the right to vote who will elect the new Pope Read

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AlbertoNews - Periodismo sin censura

The most diverse conclave in history to choose the successor of Francis: To the division between 'progressive' and 'conservative', add cultural differences - AlbertoNews - Journalism without censorship

The conclave of May 7 will be the most diverse in history, with a flood of cardinals coming from 71 countries and an ever-increasing weight of representatives from Asia and Africa, the continents where the Church continues to grow, in contrast to the retreat in Europe – in 2013 more than half of the cardinals were Europeans, now 38%. They will therefore be 133 cardinals representing 1.4 billion Catholics who, in their own way, already “voted wit…

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The Conclave will be the third of the 21st century and will bring together the greatest geographical diversity in history in the election of a new pope

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