The 133 cardinal voters will meet in the Sistine chapel around 16.30 today and the first smoke should reach 19
Everything is ready in the Sistine Chapel of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican for the beginning of the Conclavethe meeting of the Cardinal College which will end with The election of the successor of Pope Francisthe 267th Pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church, only when a candidate will receive at least two thirds of the total number of voters, the 133 cardinal voters.
Conclave at the start: the program of 7 May
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The rites for the start of the Conclave already begin in the morning. The mass is scheduled at 10 Pro eligendo Romano pontifice in the Basilica of San Pietro, open to all and chaired by Cardinal Decano Giovanni Battista Re. The entrance to the Sistine Capella is scheduled for around 16.30. There, after the catechesis of Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, emeritus preacher of the pontifical house, and the oath on the Bible, the master of the celebrations, Monsignor Diego Ravelli, will say Extra Omnesall out, and From that moment the conclave will begin.
For this first day of Conclave it is scheduled only one voteand consequently a single smoke from the fireplace of San Pietro, not before 7pmas confirmed yesterday by the director of the Vatican press room, Matteo Bruni.
Voting (and smokes) in the next few days
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Starting from tomorrow, however, The 133 cardinal voters will be called to four votes per daytwo in the morning and two in the afternoon, but there will be only two smokes: one around 12 and one around 7pm. In the event of an election of the new pontiff, upon reaching the quorum of 89 suffragi, The white smoke can also take place around 10.30after the first vote of the day, or around 5.30pmafter the first afternoon vote.
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