
Cardinals participate in General Congregation, ahead of the Conclave, at the Vatican, May 6, 2025. — Reuters
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Cardinals will begin to go to the Vatican residence on Tuesday, where they will remain during their historic, secret meeting to choose a new Pope.
After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 133 Cardinal Electric will gather at the Sustaine Chapel on Wednesday to select the world’s 1.4 billion Catholic leader’s numbers.
They usually live in the Vatican’s Santa Marta Guest House, which served the N -Sweet bathroom and hotel -style room, but there are not enough rooms for all of them.
As a result, some Cardinals will be placed in Santa Marta Vicachia, a building at the next door usually adjusts Vatican officials, in which the rooms were allocated by drawing.
With representatives from 70 countries in the five continents, this domination is the largest and most international.
About 80 % of the cardinals was selected by Francis, a enthusiastic reform of Buenos Aires, who helped open the church during his 12 -year -old Papisi.
But experts have warned against understanding that they will choose a progressive in its mold, and many conservatives are hoping for someone who will turn attention to a key ideology.
The 2,000 -year -old ancient Catholic Church has a great global influence, but she is struggling to adapt to the modern world and to restore her reputation after a scandal of sexual abuse of children by priests.
For the past fifteen days, Cardinals from all over the world have been living close to daily preparation meetings to discuss challenges – and what they want from their new leader and need them.
According to press spokesman Matu Brunei, at the last meeting on Tuesday morning, he discussed Francis’ reforms – dealing with abuse and Vatican financial matters, among others, according to Press spokesman Mato Brunei.
He also discussed the need for a pope to be divided and hope within the church.
Francis dedicated many of his announcements to calling for peace around the world, especially in the Middle East and Ukraine.
In a statement, Cardinals lacked progress towards eliminating these disputes, noted “with regret”, demanded ceasefire and negotiations without any pre -conditions.
‘Five or Six Claims’
Cardinal voters – who are under 80 years of age – will gather for a gathering on Wednesday morning, which will start at 4:30 pm (1430 GMT) and last for several days.
Both Francis and his predecessor, XVI, were selected within two days but the longest Pupal selection of church history continued from 1268 to 1271 for 1,006 days.
More than a dozen names are circulating as potential fronts, from Jerusalem’s Latin patron, Pierresta Pesbala to Conservative Peter Erdo, Hungary.
But there is no list of candidates and no election campaign is running, and in view of the diversity of the selections, many experts have warned that it may be surprising.
Initial meetings, which included old cardinals, under the age of 80, have helped collect a very different group, said Franco, Algeria’s cardinal Jean Paul Vesco.
“We have come from many countries, many of us have never met before,” he told Italy’s Corrie Dilla Sierra newspaper.
“At least five or six,” he said.
There were “so -called” natural “candidates, who are already known for their character and personality. And there are people who speak and force you to think that it is strong.”
“But there is no one who harasses others, you think he is one, yet it will happen.”
“Live Date”
Tourists in the Vatican on Tuesday considered what they would like to see in the new Pontaf.
“It should not be too closed,” said Veronica de Garcia, a Mexican tourist, Veronica de Garcia, 30 -year -old Mexico tourist Veronica de Garcia.
“A pope that is in favor of abortion is unimaginable, because there are things that cannot be discussed,” said Anzo and Singhhar, 78, from Rome.
Cardinals have sworn in secret, if they reveal that if they show what happens at the conference, and until they are decided, it is forbidden to contact the outside world.
The Vatican announced late on Monday that he would cut the phone signal inside the small town on Wednesday evening at 3:00 am until a new pope was selected – though it would not affect St. Peter Square.
When the process of voting begins, your mobile telephone needs to be left behind, Cardinals will burn their belts to create smoke in the world and inform them of their progress.
The staff who will help them during the elections, from medical experts to operators, canteen and cleaning staff, is also bound to confidentiality, and took oath on Monday.