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This is an archive article published on March 7, 2013

Vatican says no date set for conclave

Some cardinals want time for pre-conclave discussions while others want to move to a conclave.

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The Vatican today said cardinals had not yet decided on a start date for a conclave to elect a new pope after the resignation of Benedict XVI.

There has been no decision on a date for the conclave, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said after the latest in a series of meetings of cardinals from around the world that began on Monday.

Lombardi also denied a media report that St Peter8217;s Basilica had been booked for a special pre-conclave mass on Monday.

Lombardi said Vietnamese cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man 8212; the last of the 115 cardinal electors who can take part in the conclave 8212; was expected to arrive in Rome later today.

Divisions have emerged between some cardinals who want more time for pre-conclave discussions on the reforms needed for the Catholic Church and others who want to move to a conclave right away.

 

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