VATICAN CITY
ABC News
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By MATTHEW JAFFE (@matthewbjaffe)
VATICAN CITY March 12, 2013
A new pope could be elected today as the 115 Roman Catholic cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will select the next pontiff.
The first vote is set to take place this evening in Rome (afternoon ET), although it is unlikely that on the first ballot any candidate earns the two-thirds majority needed for election. If no pope is elected on this evening’s vote, the 115 cardinal electors will resume the conclave Wednesday.
This morning the cardinals celebrated a mass in a packed St. Peter’s Basilica with a homily from Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the college of cardinals.
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