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The '''2025 papal conclave''' is scheduled to begin on 7 May 2025 in the Sistine Chapel in [[Vatican City]] to elect a new pope to succeed [[Pope Francis]], who died at the age of 88 on 21 April 2025.<ref name="wiki2025">{{cite web |title=2025 papal conclave |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_papal_conclave |website=Wikipedia |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=5 May 2025}}</ref> The conclave follows a period of mourning and preparations, including the Novemdiales Masses, and is governed by the apostolic constitution ''Universi Dominici Gregis'' (1996) as amended by [[Pope Benedict XVI]]'s 2013 ''motu proprio'', ''Normas nonnullas''.<ref name="wiki2025" /> With 135 eligible cardinal electors, of whom 133 are expected to participate, it is the largest conclave in the history of the [[Catholic Church]].<ref name="catholicnews">{{cite web |title=2025 conclave to be largest in Catholic Church’s history |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/2025-conclave-to-be-largest-in-catholic-churchs-history |website=Catholic News Agency |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=2 May 2025}}</ref>
| image = Sistine Chapel conclave.jpg
| caption = The Sistine Chapel, where the 2025 papal conclave is held
| electors = 135
| participants = 133
| begin_date = 7 May 2025
| end_date =
| location = [[Sistine Chapel]], [[Vatican City]]
| dean = [[Pietro Parolin]]
| camerlengo =
| protopriest =
| protodeacon =
| secretary =
| elected =
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| before = [[Pope Francis]]
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The '''2025 papal conclave''' is scheduled to begin on 7 May 2025 in the [[Sistine Chapel]] in [[Vatican City]] to elect a new pope to succeed [[Pope Francis]], who died at the age of 88 on 21 April 2025.<ref name="wiki2025">{{cite web |title=2025 papal conclave |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_papal_conclave |website=Wikipedia |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=5 May 2025}}</ref> The conclave follows a period of mourning and preparations, including the [[Novemdiales]] Masses, and is governed by the apostolic constitution ''[[Universi Dominici Gregis]]'' (1996) as amended by [[Pope Benedict XVI]]'s 2013 ''motu proprio'', ''Normas nonnullas''.<ref name="wiki2025" /> With 135 eligible cardinal electors, of whom 133 are expected to participate, it is the largest conclave in the history of the [[Catholic Church]].<ref name="catholicnews">{{cite web |title=2025 conclave to be largest in Catholic Church’s history |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/2025-conclave-to-be-largest-in-catholic-churchs-history |website=Catholic News Agency |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=2 May 2025}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
[[Pope Francis]] died on 21 April 2025 at the [[Domus Sanctae Marthae]] in Vatican City, prompting the ''[[sede vacante]]'' period.<ref name="vajiramandravi">{{cite web |title=Understanding the 2025 Papal Conclave, Dynamics, Divisions, and Decisions |url=https://vajiramandravi.com/2025-papal-conclave |website=Vajiram & Ravi |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=29 April 2025}}</ref> Speculation about a potential conclave had emerged earlier in February and March 2025 when Francis was hospitalized for bilateral pneumonia.<ref name="wiki2025" /> His death marked the end of a pontificate noted for its international expansion of the [[College of Cardinals]], with 252 members, including over 140 non-European cardinals, at the time of his passing.<ref name="wiki2025" />
[[Pope Francis]] died on 21 April 2025 at the [[Domus Sanctae Marthae]] in Vatican City, prompting the ''sede vacante'' period.<ref name="vajiramandravi">{{cite web |title=Understanding the 2025 Papal Conclave, Dynamics, Divisions, and Decisions |url=https://vajiramandravi.com/2025-papal-conclave |website=Vajiram & Ravi |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=29 April 2025}}</ref> Speculation about a potential conclave had emerged earlier in February and March 2025 when Francis was hospitalized for bilateral pneumonia.<ref name="wiki2025" /> His death marked the end of a pontificate noted for its international expansion of the [[College of Cardinals]], with 252 members, including over 140 non-European cardinals, at the time of his passing.<ref name="wiki2025" />


The conclave is governed by ''Universi Dominici Gregis'', which mandates that only cardinals under 80 years of age on the day the Holy See becomes vacant (21 April 2025) are eligible to vote.<ref name="wiki2025" /> The document sets a nominal limit of 120 electors, but this was exceeded due to Francis's appointments, with the Congregation of Cardinals confirming all 135 eligible electors could participate.<ref name="cardinals">{{cite web |title=Cardinal electors in the 2025 papal conclave |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_electors_in_the_2025_papal_conclave |website=Wikipedia |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=5 May 2025}}</ref> A two-thirds supermajority is required to elect the new pope.<ref name="wiki_papal">{{cite web |title=Papal conclave |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_conclave |website=Wikipedia |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
The conclave is governed by ''Universi Dominici Gregis'', which mandates that only cardinals under 80 years of age on the day the Holy See becomes vacant (21 April 2025) are eligible to vote.<ref name="wiki2025" /> The document sets a nominal limit of 120 electors, but this was exceeded due to Francis's appointments, with the Congregation of Cardinals confirming all 135 eligible electors could participate.<ref name="cardinals">{{cite web |title=Cardinal electors in the 2025 papal conclave |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_electors_in_the_2025_papal_conclave |website=Wikipedia |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=5 May 2025}}</ref> A two-thirds supermajority is required to elect the new pope.<ref name="wiki_papal">{{cite web |title=Papal conclave |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_conclave |website=Wikipedia |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
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The conclave's unprecedented size and diversity have led to varied predictions. Cardinal [[Rainer Woelki]] suggested a longer conclave due to its complexity, while Cardinals [[Louis Sako]] and [[Gregorio Rosa Chávez]] anticipated a shorter duration of two to three days.<ref name="wiki2025" /> Observers note the influence of Francis's 108 appointees, with some expecting a non-European pope due to the College's global composition.<ref name="wiki2025" /><ref name="vaticannews" /> Leading ''papabili'' include Cardinals [[Matteo Zuppi]] and [[Reinhard Marx]] (progressive wing), and [[Péter Erdő]] and [[Fridolin Ambongo]] (conservative wing), though conclaves often produce unexpected outcomes.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web |title=I worked in the Vatican for 18 years – this will be the most unpredictable conclave yet |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/04/vatican-papal-conclave-pope-francis |website=The Guardian |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
The conclave's unprecedented size and diversity have led to varied predictions. Cardinal [[Rainer Woelki]] suggested a longer conclave due to its complexity, while Cardinals [[Louis Sako]] and [[Gregorio Rosa Chávez]] anticipated a shorter duration of two to three days.<ref name="wiki2025" /> Observers note the influence of Francis's 108 appointees, with some expecting a non-European pope due to the College's global composition.<ref name="wiki2025" /><ref name="vaticannews" /> Leading ''papabili'' include Cardinals [[Matteo Zuppi]] and [[Reinhard Marx]] (progressive wing), and [[Péter Erdő]] and [[Fridolin Ambongo]] (conservative wing), though conclaves often produce unexpected outcomes.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web |title=I worked in the Vatican for 18 years – this will be the most unpredictable conclave yet |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/04/vatican-papal-conclave-pope-francis |website=The Guardian |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=4 May 2025}}</ref>


Issues such as [[synodality]], [[LGBTQ+]] inclusion, and the Church's global role are expected to shape discussions.<ref name="vajiramandravi" /> The Italian fantasy league ''Fantapapa'', with 75,000 players as of 5 May, reflects public interest, though gambling on conclaves is prohibited by canon law.<ref name="wiki2025" />
Issues such as synodality, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and the Church's global role are expected to shape discussions.<ref name="vajiramandravi" /> The Italian fantasy league ''Fantapapa'', with 75,000 players as of 5 May, reflects public interest, though gambling on conclaves is prohibited by canon law.<ref name="wiki2025" />


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Papal conclave]]
* [[College of Cardinals]]
* [[College of Cardinals]]
* [[Universi Dominici Gregis]]
* [[Universi Dominici Gregis]]
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