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Conclave: 2 cardinal electors say they won’t participate

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I.Media - published on 04/24/25
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A Croatian cardinal and a Spanish cardinal, both aged 79, have declared that they will not be at the conclave, despite being eligible, citing health reasons.

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According to press reports, two cardinal-electors aged 79 have already announced that they won’t be present at the upcoming conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor. With their withdrawal, the number of participants would drop to 133 cardinals. Currently 135 are officially counted.

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