 Pope changes rules of conclave to elect his successor February 25, 2013 - 17:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pope Benedict XVI has changed the rules of the conclave that will elect his successor, allowing cardinals to move up the start date if all of them arrive in Rome before the usual 15-day transition between pontificates, The Associated Press reports. Benedict signed a legal document, issued Monday, Feb 25, with some line-by-line changes to the 1996 Vatican law governing the election of a new pope. It is one of his last acts as pope before resigning Thursday. The date of the conclave's start is important because Holy Week begins March 24, with Easter Sunday March 31. In order to have a new pope in place for the church's most solemn liturgical period, he would need to be installed by Sunday, March 17 - a tight timeframe if a conclave were to start March 15. Partner news  Top stories The agent shot in self-defense in the incident, which occurred at Todashev's house, the law enforcement source said. Only three senators on the committee - Republican Ron Paul and Democrats Tom Udall and Chris Murphy - opposed the bill. If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Mashaie would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead.   Partner news |  Latest news Steven Soderbergh to present “Koyaanisqatsi” helmer’s film at Toronto Fest  Soderbergh is currently receiving acclaim for his HBO film "Behind the Candelabra," which premiered at Cannes.Committee for coordination of Genocide 100th anniv. events formed in Russia Ambassador Oleg Yesayan was appointed as the head of the committee, with a program of events discussed.Samsung says Galaxy S4 surpassed ten million sales mark In addition to white and black, the Galaxy S4 will also soon be available in blue, red, purple and brown this summer.1st look at Roman Polanski’s “Weekend Of A Champion” doc poster Roman Polanski, meanwhile, has just completed filming Venus In Fur, which is in competition at Cannes Film Fest. |
