Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May
A smaller group of 135, known as the College of Cardinals, is eligible to elect a new pope.
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Cardinal Anthony Poola from India arrives for a college of cardinals' meeting at the Vatican on Monday (PTI)
Vatican City, 28 April
A conclave to elect a
successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, 7 May, the Vatican announced
Monday.
The date of the
conclave was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings to hash
out church business following the 21 April death of Pope Francis.
They held off on
announcing the opening of the conclave until after his funeral on Saturday.
The Vatican said more
than 180 participated in the fifth informal meeting in Rome on Monday. A
smaller group of 135, known as the College of Cardinals, is eligible to elect a
new pope.
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