Cardinals Hold Masses Ahead of Conclave

Cardinals held masses on Sunday, just days before the start of the conclave where they will vote on the next Pope.

FOX’s Lauren Green reports from Rome:

Preparations are almost complete at the Sistine Chapel, famous for its renaissance frescoes by Michelangelo. On Tuesday afternoon, Cardinals under 80 will gather here for a conclave, the election of a new Pope.

Marco is a carpenter installing the raised wood platform over the floors.

“Work has gone much more quickly than the last conclave eight years ago. We were out of practice after the long papacy of John Paul II,” he said.

Two stoves have been installed. One in cast iron, used since 1939 and another introduced in 2005 to help color the smoke of the burned ballots. Black if no Pope. White when the Cardinals have chosen the next leader of the worlds billion plus Catholics.

At the Vatican, Courtney Walsh, FOX News Radio.

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