Cardinals announce pre-conclave Mass at sixth General Congregation
The College of Cardinals holds their sixth General
Congregation on Tuesday morning, and announces the times of the votive Mass
ahead of the conclave and the procession to enter the Sistine Chapel.
By Vatican News
During the sixth General Congregation held in the New Synod
Hall on Tuesday morning, 183 Cardinals were present, including over 120
Cardinals electors. Around 20 Cardinals took the floor to speak.
They addressed themes related to the Church and the
challenges it faces, offering reflections shaped by the perspectives of their
continents and regions of origin, as well as the Church’s possible responses.
Two Cardinal electors will not attend the conclave due to
health reasons. Separately, Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu announced he will
obey the will of Pope Francis and not take part in the conclave.
On Monday, the College of Cardinals decided to send a message
to the world, expressing gratitude for the participation in recent events and
for the support received over the past days, which was released on Tuesday.
The conclave will begin on May 7, following the same
schedule as the previous one in 2013.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of
Cardinals, will preside at the votive Mass for the Election of the Pope (Pro
Eligendo Papa), which will be celebrated at 10:00 AM in St. Peter’s
Basilica.
The conclave will officially begin at 4:30 PM with a prayer
service in the Pauline Chapel. The Cardinal electors will pray the Litany of
the Saints before entering in procession into the Sistine Chapel.
They will sing the Veni Creator and then
make their solemn oath to faithfully fulfill the Munus Petrinum if
they are elected Pope and to maintain absolute secrecy regarding the conclave.
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