The Vatican closed the Sistine Chapel last week, the place where the Cardinals will meet for the conclave that will define the next Pope after Francisco’s death, on April 21, at 88.
It is key to the event preparing the place for the red tunic cardinals who congregated in the heart of Rome to choose the next Pope in a traditional process.
The conclave that will choose the Successor of Pope Francis At the head of the Catholic Church, it will begin this Wednesday, May 7, according to the cardinals present in Rome -both the children under 80 years -during the fifth meeting of the general congregations.
In a meeting with journalists, the director of the Vatican Press Room, Matteo Bruni, He said that in the meeting in which they set the date, 190 Cardinals participated, of which “a hundred” are under 80 years and, therefore, with the right to vote.
