Vatican City, preparations for the conclave are being completed in the Sistine Chapel

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Preparations for the papal conclave in Vatican City are nearly complete, with the Sistine Chapel being readied for the 133 cardinal electors who will gather on May 7 to choose the next pope. teleSUR

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00:00The Vatican authorities are finalizing preparations for the celebration of the conclave in the Sistine Chapel

00:05where 133 cardinals will gather to elect the new pontiff on May 7th.

00:11The Holy See has announced that two bonfires and a chimney have been set up to the site

00:16to emit the white smoke that signals the appointment of the successor of the late Pope Francis.

00:23Until an agreement is reached, the black smoke will continue to be emitted.

00:27The test will consist on four daily votes, two in the morning and two in the afternoon.

00:34If necessary, a direct and obligatory second ballot will be held between the two cardinals

00:39who received the most votes in the previous ballot.

00:43In all cases, a two-thirds majority will be required.

00:46What I'm doing is looking, listening, seeing people coming from Mongolia, working in the

00:59Curia, who are with the poorest people in Latin America, in Africa.

01:04This is very beautiful.

01:06It's a richness and for this I think it is us all good, believers and non-believers.

01:12This I think is also the legacy of 2,000 years of ecclesial life and also the legacy of Pope

01:19Francis.

01:22Everyone is among us, I don't know who it is he doesn't know himself, but there's the

01:27future Pope, and he will hear all of this.

01:30And it's from this richness that he will nourish himself and I hope that afterwards we will be

01:34able to be for him a true college of brother cardinals.

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