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Cardinals will begin their secret conclave to elect the new leader of the Catholic Church on May 7, the Vatican has announced. Some 135 cardinal electors, all under the age of 80 and from all over the world, are eligible to take part in the vote for Pope Francis ' successor. The conclave date was decided Monday during a closed-door meeting of cardinals at the Vatican, the first since Francis' funeral on Saturday.
the list of 135 cardinals (134 one will not make the trip), who will vote for the next pope
can be found here Conclave Cardinals
late addendum,
there will be 135 cardinals after all
Initially, Vinko Puljić announced he would not be able to attend the conclave for health reasons,[126] but upon receiving clearance from his physician, he now plans to participate
"He who followeth Me, walketh not in darkness." sayeth the Lord
British Cardinal Vincent Nichols acknowledged that the 135 cardinal electors - 108 of whom were appointed by Francis - don't know each other very well. The last 20 were appointed in early December. 'We've got all week,' Nichols, the 79-year-old archbishop of Westminster, said. Arborelius also said: 'We don't know each other.' Francis made a priority of appointing the red-hatted 'Princes of the Church' from countries that had never had them, such as Myanmar, Haiti, Rwanda and Arborelius' own Sweden.
Looks like the deck is stacked. But God never loses.
Devotion to the souls in Purgatory contains in itself all the works of mercy, which supernaturalized by a spirit of faith, should merit us Heaven. de Sales
