The election of the new Pope will start on Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel. Cardinals will be isolated from the world until they call the successor of Pope Francis.
All 133 cardinals with an right to vote are found in Rome or the Vatican on Monday, two days before the start of the Conclave. Cardinals on Wednesday 7 May in the Sistine Chapel will start voting on the successor of the deceased Pope Francis, TASR writes according to the DPA report.
The Cardinals-Volič, who were less than 80 years old at the time of the death of Pope Francis, is 135. Two in advance apologized for health reasons.
On Tuesday, the last preparatory meeting of the College of Cardinals, known as the General Congregation, will take place. It will be the last one, which can also be attended by cardinals over 80 years who cannot vote in the Conclave.
During the Conclave, the Cardinals must not have contact with the outside world until the two -thirds usually agree on the new Pope. The results of the choice of the outside world are traditionally announced through Piecky, in which they burn ballots with added chemicals. They determine the color of the smoke – black or white.
In the event of an unsuccessful choice, black smoke will rise from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel. If you can choose a new pontificle, the cardinals will notify the White House. The main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica will then come out a new Pope and will be presented.
Pope Francis was headed by the Catholic Church with approximately 1.4 billion believers since March 2013. He died of Easter Monday at the age of 88.
According to DPA, the 70-year-old Italian Pietro Parolin, who served as the State Secretary of the Holy See, has a great chance to become a new Pope. Overall, however, about ten candidates have a chance.
