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John Paul II (in office 1978–2005) also changed the age limit slightly, so that cardinals who turn 80 before a papal vacancy (not before conclave start) can not serve as electors; [4] this eliminated the idea of scheduling the conclave to include or exclude a cardinal who is very close to the age limit (and in 2013, Cardinal Walter Kasper, 79 ...
The January 1276 papal conclave (January 21–22), was the 1st papal conclave held under the rules of constitution Ubi periculum, issued by Pope Gregory X in 1274, which established papal conclaves. According to Ubi periculum Cardinals were to be secluded in a closed area; they were not even accorded separate rooms.
1378 papal conclave: Pope Urban VI: Old St. Peter's Basilica (Rome) [40] 1378 Avignon papal conclave: Antipope Clement VII [40] 1389 papal conclave: Pope Boniface IX: Apostolic Palace (Rome) [41] 1394 Avignon papal conclave: Antipope Benedict XIII: Palais des Papes (Avignon) [42] 1404 papal conclave: Pope Innocent VII (Rome) [43] 1406 papal ...
By Michael Kelley This week the Vatican's papal conclave began the process of choosing the next spiritual leader of 1.18 billion Catholics worldwide. White smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel ...
A papal conclave was held on 18 and 19 April 2005 to elect a successor to John Paul II, who had died on 2 April 2005.Upon the pope's death, the cardinals of the Catholic Church who were in Rome met and set a date for the beginning of the conclave.
The 1492 papal conclave (6–11 August) was convened after the death of Pope Innocent VIII (25 July 1492). It was the first papal conclave to be held in the Sistine Chapel. [1] Cardinal Rodrigo Borja was elected unanimously on the fourth ballot as Pope Alexander VI. The election is notorious for allegations that Borja bought the votes of his ...
In 1996, John Paul II in Universi Dominici Gregis fixed the start date of the papal conclave at 15 to 20 days after the papacy becomes vacant. The 2013 conclave was initially expected to start sometime between 15th and 20th of March 2013.
The papal conclave held on 25 and 26 August 1978 was the first of the two held that year. It was convoked to elect a successor to Paul VI , who had died on 6 August 1978. After the cardinal electors assembled in Rome , they elected Cardinal Albino Luciani , Patriarch of Venice , as the new pope on the fourth ballot.