PHOTO started the Vatican preparations for the conclave who will choose the new Pope. What appeared on the roof of the Sixtine chapel

The Vatican installed a horn on Friday on the roof of the Sixtine chapel for the conclave that will start on May 7 for the choice of the new leader of the Catholic Church, AFP, quoted by Agerpres.

Cardinals from all over the world were convened in Rome following Pope Francis's death, who died on April 21 at the age of 88. On Monday, April 28, the cardinals established that May 7 would be the date of the start of the conclave for the choice of the new Pope.

At the completion of each voting session of the cardinals gathered inside the chapel, the ballots are burned in a special stove. The furnace, visible from St. Petru Square, removes a black smoke if a pope or white smoke has not been chosen, by adding chemicals.

The 133 “princes of the church”, under 80 years old and therefore empowered to choose the successor-there are 135 cardinals, but two will not participate for health reasons-they will meet starting May 7 to start voting in a secret that will take several days.

On the first day, they will vote once, then twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon.

In order for a cardinal to be chosen, he must obtain a necessary majority of two thirds, ie at least 89 votes.

If no candidate gets enough votes during the first morning election, the cardinals will resort to a second vote and only then there will be a smoke that will announce the result.

The same will be done for the afternoon vote: if a pope is chosen during the first vote, there will be a white smoke, but if not the case, the cardinals will resort to a second vote without burning the bulletins.

After three days without result, the poll will be interrupted for a day of prayers. Then, other series of elections will organize until the final choice.

The previous two conclaves, which took place in 2005 and 2013, lasted only two days. But the Swedish cardinal Anders Arborelius said Monday expected this conclave to last longer, because many of the cardinals appointed by Pope Francis have never met with each other.