Vatican City, Apr 15, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Voting for the successor of Pope John Paul II could begin as early as Monday evening, said Vatican Press Office director Joaquin Navarro-Valls.
The first conclave of the third millennium to elect the 265th Pope will open Monday afternoon with 115 cardinal electors from 52 countries and five continents.
The cardinals will move into their quarters at the 'Domus Sanctae Marthae' (House of St. Martha) Sunday afternoon.
On Monday, the first day of the conclave, a mass for the election of the Pope will be celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica at 10 a.m. The cardinal electors will then process to the Sistine Chapel at 4:30 p.m. This will be the last ritual broadcast live on television.