Conclave to decide next pope to start after March 15: Vatican

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Conclave to decide next pope to start after March 15: Vatican

February 13, 2013 02:29 PM

Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his weekly general audience at the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

VATICAN CITY: The conclave to decide the successor to Pope Benedict will start as early as March 15, the Vatican said on Wednesday.

The conclave, when cardinals gather to elect a new pope, will start between 15 and 20 days from when the papal seat is vacated on Feb. 28, Vatican Spokesman Father Federico Lombardi told a news conference.

Pope Benedict stunned the Church on Monday when he announced the first papal abdication in centuries. Lombardi said Catholics should not be disoriented by Benedict's decision.

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The conclave to decide the successor to Pope Benedict will start as early as March 15, the Vatican said on Wednesday.

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