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Update:
The cardinals gathered at the Vatican Tuesday before next week's conclave to elect a new Pope, after the schedule on Monday on the calendar.
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The first vote to choose the successor to Pope Francis will take place in the afternoon of May 7, with a majority of two thirds necessary to elect the new pontiff. If no candidate emerges, the cardinals will return to the Sistine Chapel the next morning to vote again.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, once considered a papal candidate, confirmed that he would not participate in the conclave. Becciu, involved in the Vatican's “century” trial “, on alleged financial misconduct, said that he withdrew” for the good of the Church “.
His status had aroused a debate following the death of Pope Francis.
