{"id":241495,"date":"2025-05-07T09:04:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/conclave-to-begin-at-the-vatican-who-might-be-the-next-pope-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T09:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:04:36","slug":"conclave-to-begin-at-the-vatican-who-might-be-the-next-pope-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/conclave-to-begin-at-the-vatican-who-might-be-the-next-pope-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Conclave to begin at the Vatican: Who might be the next pope? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/c_bdpt0XImE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Conclave to begin at the Vatican: Who might be the next pope? | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c_bdpt0XImE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The College of Cardinals, the Church&#8217;s most senior officials, will choose the successor of Pope Francis as the conclave begins on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>While in theory any baptised Roman Catholic man can be elected pope, every pope since 1379 has been selected from within the Church&#8217;s cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>Women are not allowed to become the pope, because they must also be ordained as a priest and bishop &#8211; roles which women are not allowed to hold.<\/p>\n<p>During a process called the conclave, the cardinals gather inside the Sistine Chapel to cast their votes in secrecy from the modern world, until one candidate has two-thirds of the votes.<\/p>\n<p>A plume of white smoke from the chapel&#8217;s chimney will signal when a decision has been made.<\/p>\n<p>As speculation heats up on who will succeed Pope Francis, ITV News looks at some of the leading contenders, including Luis Antonio Tagle, Pietro Parolin, Matteo Zuppi, and Peter Turkson.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follows ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The College of Cardinals, the Church&#8217;s most senior officials, will choose the successor of Pope Francis as the conclave begins on Wednesday. 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