Vatican Roman Catholic conclave held to elect a new pope in the 12th

According to foreign media reports, the Vatican Roman Catholic cardinals will be local time on Tuesday (12th) held a secret meeting, by the election of Pope Benedict XVI's successor.

According to reports, the date of the conclave of cardinals of the Roman Catholic is laid down in a Cardinal Conference to be held in Vatican City on the 8th. The Cardinals have five days of closed-door debate.

Eligible to participate in the election of the new pope all 115 cardinals attended the 8th meeting. Is expected that they will conduct the election in a secret meeting, at least two-thirds majority vote until a bishop, that is up to 77 votes was elected Pope. Cardinal must be 80 years of age can participate in the voting.

The conclave of cardinals in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. The secret meeting was a religious ceremony of the election of a new pope, has a history of several hundred years. Allegedly, the Roman Catholic Vatican hope to elect a Protestant pope before Easter on March 31.

Benedict XVI had promised to obey the new Pope Benedict XVI pope after nearly eight years, resigned on February 28, 600 years, the Roman Catholic Church is the first Pope to resign.