Roman Catholic cardinals will start their conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI on March 12, the Vatican announces.
On Monday all the cardinals from around the world have gathered inside the Vatican for their first round of meetings to decide on the next pope.
Tens of thousands were at the Vatican for Pope Benedict XVI’s final public audience before he resigns today – the first pope to do so in almost 600 years. He said he faced “choppy seas at times” and said he was quitting for good of the church.
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