Election Of Pope In Vatican

Of the 117 eligible members of the college of cardinals those younger than 80 years of age at the time of the death of pope john paul ii all but two attended.
Election of pope in vatican. History of the anniversary of the election of pope francis. The communist governments of hungary and yugoslavia prevented the other two fro. It is a day off for the general population and schools and most businesses are closed.
Resulting in the most recent year of three popes he accepted his election and took the pontifical name of john paul ii. Following the death of pope pius xii on 9 october 1958 the 1958 papal conclave met from 25 to 28 october and on the eleventh ballot elected angelo giuseppe roncalli patriarch of venice to succeed him. After his death the cardinals of the catholic church who were in rome met and set a date for the beginning of the conclave to elect his successor.
Anniversary of the election of pope francis observances. The cardinal electors elected cardinal karol józef wojtyła archbishop of kraków as the new pope. He accepted the election and took the name john xxiii.
The october 1978 papal conclave was triggered by the death of pope john paul i on 28 september just 33 days after his election on 26 august. Some 51 of the 53 cardinals participated as cardinal electors. The conclave to elect john paul i s successor began on 14 october and ended two days later on 16 october after eight ballots.
President elect joe biden a lifelong roman catholic spoke to pope francison thursday despite president donald trump refusing to concede. The anniversary of the current pope s election is a public holiday in vatican city. Pope congratulates joe biden on election.
The 2005 papal conclave was convened to elect a new pope following the death of pope john paul ii on 2 april 2005. A papal conclave is a gathering of the college of cardinals convened to elect a bishop of rome also known as the pope the pope is considered by catholics to be the apostolic successor of saint peter and earthly head of the catholic church. Publications such as the vatican s newspaper l osservatore romano mostly offered neutral reporting on the election in.