On the eve of the conclave, tourists and locals in Rome wait in suspense
The College of Cardinals is set to start the voting process to elect the next pope on Wednesday, 7 May. While several cardinals are seen as potential contenders for the papacy, nothing is certain.
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The College of Cardinals is set to start the voting process to elect the next pope on Wednesday, 7 May. While several cardinals are seen as potential contenders for the papacy, nothing is certain.
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00:00In Rome, suspense is in the air.
00:05On the eve of the conclave, the cardinals have finished their last preparations for the election of the next pope.
00:12Around a dozen cardinals are seen as potential contenders for the papacy,
00:17but nothing is guaranteed when it comes to the final candidate.
00:21In the streets near the Holy See, the faithful, tourists and locals alike,
00:25express their preferences and hopes for their favorite candidates to become the next head of the Catholic Church.
00:32It could be Cardinal Peralin, who is from the province of Vicenza, since we come from Treviso.
00:42What do you like about Peralin?
00:45Well, we like him as a person. He seems like a good candidate.
00:52Yet not every passerby is convinced that there is someone who has what it takes to become the next pope.
01:01Honestly, I would choose no one at the moment.
01:07It's surprising, but there isn't anyone at the moment who shows such strong charisma as Pope Francis or John Paul II.
01:14We'll see.
01:18From Wednesday onwards, the College of Cardinals is set to vote four times a day in order to designate a successor to the late Pope Francis.
01:27The successful candidate will need two-thirds of the votes before being announced by white smoke billowing from the Vatican.
01:34Thank you very much.