VATICAN CITY, April 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Catholic cardinals meeting in Rome
on Monday have set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect a
successor to Pope Francis, the Vatican spokesman said.

The cardinals will take part in a solemn mass at St Peter's Basilica, after
which those eligible to vote will gather in the Sistine Chapel for the
secretive ballot, spokesman Matteo Bruni said.