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Conclave to elect new pope to begin on 7 May, Vatican says
\nCardinals will meet next month in a secret conclave to elect the next pope, the Vatican has said.<\/p>\n

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The closed-door meeting will start inside the Sistine Chapel on 7 May and will involve some 135 cardinals from across the world.<\/p>\n

It follows the death of Pope Francis who died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday and whose funeral was held on Saturday.<\/p>\n

There is no timescale as to how long it will take to elect the next pope, but the previous two conclaves, held in 2005 and 2013, lasted just two days.<\/p>\n

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said cardinals will take part in a solemn mass at St Peter\u2019s Basilica, after which those eligible to vote will gather in the Sistine Chapel for the secretive ballot.<\/p>\n

Once they enter the Sistine Chapel, cardinals must have no communication with the outside world until a new Pope is elected.<\/p>\n

There is only one round of voting on the first afternoon of the conclave, but the cardinals will vote up to four times every day afterwards.<\/p>\n

A new pope requires a two-thirds majority \u2013 and that can take time.<\/p>\n