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Vatican Plans for Earlier Papal Conclave

By: Big 2 News Staff

Updated: February 18, 2013

Catholic cardinals could gather sooner than expected to choose a new Pope.

With the shocking news this week of Pope Benedict the 16th's impending resignation... the Vatican plans to elect a new leader before Easter.

The Holy See first said that would happen between March 15th and March 19th.

Now a Vatican spokesman says a conclave could start before March 15th... if all 117 of the church's cardinals are already in Rome.

The Conclave of Cardinals will vote on a new pontiff.

But that's unlikely to happen before Benedict's departure.

He's stepping down on February 28th.

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