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The 133 Cardinals, including Guatemalan Álvaro Ramazzini, began the procession towards the Sistine Chapel, where they will be locked in the conclave.
Cardinal Guatemalteco Álvaro Ramazzini – first of the row to the right – is directed to the Sistine Chapel. (Free Press Photo: Vatican Media Vatican screen screenshot)
The 133 voters cardinals make the procession that will take them to the Sistine Chapel from the Pauline Chapel, where they will be locked in the conclave that will choose the 267 Pope from the history of the Catholic Church for a first vote in search of Francisco’s successor.
The cardinals were aimed at the Sistine after remaining about 15 minutes in the nearby Paulina Chapel for an initial sentence officiated by the Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, first of the Cardinals Bishops, since the dean of the Cardinal College, Giovanni Battista Re, is older than 80 years and cannot participate in the conclave.
Before the procession, Parolin reminded them in Latin that they will enter into conclave “to choose the Roman Pontiff and that the whole Church is linked to them in prayer invokes the grace of the Holy Spirit to be chosen a worthy shepherd of the flock of Christ.”
Among the 133 cardinals Figure Cardinal Guatemalteco Álvaro Ramazzini, who was captured in the procession to the Sistine Chapel.
This May 7, Cardinal Guatemalan will participate in your first conclavethe meeting held by the Cardenalicio College to choose the new Pontiff.
The only Guatemalan cardinal who will participate in the conclave is confident that the immigration It will be a priority for the next High Pope, taking into consideration that defending immigrants was a priority of Francisco.
Once everyone has entered the Sistine, the help of the Holy Spirit will be invoked by singing the “Veni Creator” (“Ven Creator Spirit”), Hymn in Latin with which his presence and help is solemnly requested, and the oath will proceed.
To see more: live: Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to start the 2025 conclave