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Conclave to replace Pope Francis to begin May 7, Vatican says

The conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7.

Jean-Marc Aveline, archbishop of Marseille, French, aged 66.

Jean-Marc Aveline, archbishop of Marseille, French, aged 66.

Cardinals to gather in conclave to choose new popeThe 135 cardinals under 80 years old will be sequestered inside the Sistine Chapel and cut off from the world until a majority has been reached to select a new pope.

ROME and LONDON -- The papal conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday.

Cardinals will convene at the Vatican to begin a process of choosing a new pope, who will become the Catholic Church's 267th leader.

Cardinals attend the Homage of the College of Cardinals and Second Vespers, on the first day of its opening to the public in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica on April 27, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Eric Vandeville via Vatican Pool WO/Getty Images
Cardinals attend the Homage of the College of Cardinals and Second Vespers, on the first day of its opening to the public in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica on April 27, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Eric Vandeville via Vatican Pool WO/Getty Images
 
 
 

The announcement follows a weekend of prayer and reflection at the Vatican, where world leaders and the faithful gathered on Saturday for a funeral mass.

Cardinals attend the Homage of the College of Cardinals and Second Vespers, on the first day of its opening to the public in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica on April 27, 2025 in Rome, Italy.Vatican Pool Wo/Getty Images
Cardinals attend the Homage of the College of Cardinals and Second Vespers, on the first day of its opening to the public in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica on April 27, 2025 in Rome, Italy.Vatican Pool Wo/Getty Images
 
 

Francis, who died last Monday at the age of 88, was buried on Saturday in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome.

The cardinals who will choose the new pope will meet in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, which closed to the public as of Monday, according to a notice posted on the Vatican museum's website.

Author: Phoebe Natanson and Kevin Shalvey

Source: ABC GMA

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