Papal conclave 2025: College of Cardinals kickstarts preparations to elect 267th pope in Rome; See pics

Papal conclave 2025: As the Church moves into the last stages of preparation for selecting its 267th pope, the conclave to choose next pope will start on May 7. ...read more

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Italian cardinal Claudio Gugerotti attends the Eight Novemdiale mass, following the funeral of the pope and ahead of the conclave, at the St Peter's Basilica in The Vatican, on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)(AFP)

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Filipino Cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula, and Pablo Virgilio David attend Sunday Mass at the Pontificio Collegio Filippino ahead of the Conclave and the election of the new pope, which will start on May 7, in Rome, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez(REUTERS)

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Cardinal Peter Erdo presides over Sunday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Francesca Romana, ahead of the Conclave and the election of the new pope, which will start on May 7, in Rome, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS)

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Filipino Cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula, and Pablo Virgilio David attend Sunday Mass at the Pontificio Collegio Filippino ahead of the Conclave and the election of the new pope, which will start on May 7, in Rome, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez(REUTERS)

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Filipinos attend Sunday Mass at the Pontificio Collegio Filippino ahead of the Conclave and the election of the new pope, which will start on May 7, in Rome, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez(REUTERS)

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Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu celebrates Mass at his titular church, San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa three days before the conclave to elect the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, in Rome, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)(AP)

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Cardinal Peter Erdo presides over Sunday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Francesca Romana, ahead of the Conclave and the election of the new pope, which will start on May 7, in Rome, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi(REUTERS)

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Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu celebrates Mass at his titular church, San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa three days before the conclave to elect the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, in Rome, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)(AP)

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Nuns from Indonesia stand outside Saint Peter’s Basilica ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, in Rome, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs(REUTERS)

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Tourists walk in a street near the Vatican ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, in Rome, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs(REUTERS)

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A pilgrim group who are members of a contemporary Templar organisation and inspired by the medieval Knights Templar order walk near the historical center of the city, ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, in Rome, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY(REUTERS)

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Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu celebrates Mass at his titular church, San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa three days before the conclave to elect the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, in Rome, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)(AP)

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A woman walks her dogs down the Spanish Steps ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, in Rome, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs(REUTERS)

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Members of the Carabinieri stand near St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, as seen from Rome, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer(REUTERS)

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Tourists visit the Spanish Steps ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, in Rome, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs(REUTERS)

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Members of the Carabinieri walk near St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope, as seen from Rome, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer(REUTERS)