VATICAN CITY
Irish Times
PADDY AGNEW in Rome
The conclave that will elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI will start next Tuesday, March 12th.
Papal spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, made the announcement this afternoon with a brief communiqué that reads
“The eighth General Congregation of the College of Cardinals has decided that the Conclave will begin on Tuesday March 12th, 2013. 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”.
At first glance, the date chosen looks like a reasonable compromise choice between those who wanted to anticipate the Conclave as much as possible and those who wanted to wait until the scheduled start date of March 15th.
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