During the conclave, which begins on Wednesday afternoon, Church cardinals will pray and vote up to four times a day until one person receives at least two-thirds of the votes.
A view of the interior of the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope at the Vatican, May 6, 2025. <em>Vatican Media</em>/Handout via <em>REUTERS</em> THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
The former jihadist, seeking to distance himself from his past, is set to meet Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, May 7. He aims to restore ties between Paris and Damascus, severed in 2012 following Bashar al-Assad's bloody repression of the Syrian Spring.
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