Canadian Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins (proper) and Cardinal Francis Leo stroll on By way of della Conciliazione avenue close to the Vatican, with St. Peter’s Basilica within the background, in Rome on Monday.
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VATICAN CITY — As greater than a billion Catholics all over the world await the election of a brand new pope, all eyes will probably be on the Sistine Chapel, the place 133 cardinals will start the secretive course of often called a conclave on Wednesday morning in Vatican Metropolis.
All through the week, pilgrims and journalists have flocked to St. Peter’s Sq., as cardinals held closed-door conferences to debate church points and the qualities they need to see within the subsequent pope. The pilgrims sing sacred hymns, whereas the journalists attempt to nook cardinals for clues about their papal preferences.
The conclave was set in movement by the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88. Francis himself was elected in 2013, when he grew to become the first-ever pope from Latin America.
After 9 days of providers in memory of Francis, the conclave will probably be preceded on Wednesday by a particular Mass for the election of his successor in St. Peter’s Basilica.
