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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/ |