Source: NPR.org - Mark Memmott, 3/08/13
Roman Catholic cardinals have been meeting at the Vatican to get to know each other better and to set a date for the start of the conclave that will choose the next pope. On Thursday, this cardinal was walking to one of those meetings.
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Update at 11:36 a.m. ET. Starts Tuesday:
"The eighth General Congregation of the College of Cardinals has decided that the Conclave will begin on Tuesday, 12 March 2013," reads a statement just sent to reporters by the Vatican Press Office. It adds that:
"A pro eligendo Romano Pontifice Mass will be celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica in the morning. In the afternoon the cardinals will enter into the Conclave."
Our original post — "Cardinals Expected To Set Date For Start Of Conclave":
Roman Catholic cardinals meeting at the Vatican are expected to vote Friday on just when to start their conclave that will lead to the selection of a successor to the now-retired Pope Benedict XVI.
NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Rome that the Vatican will likely announce the date in the early evening there, which would be early afternoon in the eastern U.S.
Reuters adds that Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi told reporters it's "likely" the conclave will start early next week. All 115 of the cardinals who are under the age of 80 (making them eligible to vote) are now in Rome.
Comments
holy what
i don't see or feel god coming from them especially from the top tier, for many years now.
with all the dirty deeds the Vatican has done Thu mankind history it is a shock to have the truth come out. they are not the only religion who have blood on their hands, so i am not picking on them. for i believe just like many religion groups there are some holy intentions of some people in the group, the sad part the dark ones hide among the good souls and use them as shields from any accountability, for the good souls always have compassion even for the dark souls, as if they the dark ones will ever have love in their hearts.
blessings to all of us for we are all one
The Catholics are in real
The Catholics are in real trouble here. They need a new face. Someone who we know God is own his side. I'm still holding out for someone totally radical....