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Cardinals set Tuesday as start date for conclave

March 08, 2013

Cardinals have set Tuesday as the start date for the conclave to elect the next pope. The Vatican press office said the decision was taken during a vote Friday afternoon of the College of Cardinals. Tuesday will begin with a Mass in the morning, followed by the first balloting in the afternoon. In the past 100 years, no conclave has lasted longer than five days.

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130308/news/703089850/
 
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