{"id":114297,"date":"2025-04-28T12:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/cardinals-to-begin-conclave-to-elect-pope-francis-successor-on-may-7\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T12:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:04:32","slug":"cardinals-to-begin-conclave-to-elect-pope-francis-successor-on-may-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/cardinals-to-begin-conclave-to-elect-pope-francis-successor-on-may-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals to begin conclave to elect Pope Francis\u2019 successor on May 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 \u2014 The College of Cardinals has resolved to convene a conclave on May 7 to elect the successor to Pope Francis, following the late pontiff\u2019s burial at the Basilica of St Mary Major on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The decision was reached during the Fifth General Congregation of the Cardinals, held at the Sistine Chapel within Vatican City on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>The gathering, attended by cardinals from around the world, agreed to observe a nine-day official mourning period \u2014 known as <em>novemdiales<\/em> \u2014 before beginning the solemn process of electing the next leader of the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>Under Church tradition, the conclave will be held behind closed doors, with all cardinal-electors under the age of 80 taking part in the vote. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2025\/04\/pope-francis-laid-to-rest-in-rome-at-funeral-attended-by-thousands-including-powerful-world-leaders\/\">Pope Francis laid to rest in Rome at funeral attended by thousands, including powerful world leaders<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The cardinals are expected to engage in prayer, reflection, and discussion in the days leading up to the conclave.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis, who served as the 266th pope, passed away on Easter Monday after a 12-year papacy marked by significant reforms and a strong focus on social justice. <\/p>\n<p>His death has left the global Catholic community mourning a leader celebrated for his humility, progressive views, and emphasis on mercy.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming conclave will be closely watched around the world, with many anticipating that the choice of Francis\u2019 successor will signal the future direction of the Catholic Church amid complex global challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Further details regarding the conclave preparations are expected to be announced by the Vatican\u2019s Press Office in the coming days.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 \u2014 The College of Cardinals has resolved to convene a conclave on May 7 to elect the successor to Pope Francis, following the late pontiff\u2019s burial at the Basilica of St Mary Major on Saturday. The decision was reached during the Fifth General Congregation of the Cardinals, held at the Sistine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114297\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}