The Papal conclave will begin in Vatican on Tuesday to select a new pope who will lead 1.2 billion Catholics around the globe.
The cardinals will assemble inside the Sistine Chapel on the afternoon of March 12, after a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Afetr Benedict XVI’s announced of sudden retirement, speculation all over begins on who will replace him as Pope.
It required two-thirds of the total votes to become a pope.
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