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Papal Conclave 2025 Live Updates: Cardinals from around the world will begin casting their votes for a new pope under Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment as 133 cardinals would begin their secretive and centuries old ritual to elect the successor of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21. The conclave to select the new pope will begin behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday afternoon as cardinals from 70 countries will be secluded, their cellphones surrendered and airwaves around the Vatican jammed in order to find the next leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church.
Who are the frontrunners: Ahead of the Papal Conclave, a few names have propped up who are being seen as favourites to succeed Pope Francis, namely Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo among others. The uncertainty over the level of support for any one cardinal amongst the 133 cardinal electors suggests that it is one of the most wide-open conclaves in history.
How is the new pope elected: During the vote to elect a new pope, each cardinal would write a name of his choice on a paper with the words “I elect as Supreme Pontiff.” Thereafter, the cardinals would approach the altar one after the other and say, “I call as my witness, Christ the Lord who will be my judge, that my vote is given to the one who, before God, I think should be elected.” The ballots which are folded are placed on a round plate and tipped into an oval silver and gold urn.
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