A papal conclave was held on 18 and 19 April 2005 to elect a successor to John Paul II, who had died on 2 April 2005. Upon the pope's death, the cardinals of the Catholic Church who were in Rome met and set a date for the beginning of the conclave.

The 2005 papal conclave was when cardinals met to elect a new pope following the death of Pope John Paul II on 2 April 2005. After his death, the cardinals of the Catholic Church who were in Rome met and set a date for the beginning of the conclave to elect his replacement.

Monday 18 April 2005 10a: Mass for the election of the Supreme Pontiff (St. Peter's Basilica) 4.3p: Procession of Cardinal electors from Hall of Blessings to Sistine Chapel

18 April 2005 to 19 April 2005 Elected Pope: Benedict XVI ( Joseph Ratzinger †); Age: 78.0 Previous Pope: John Paul II ( St. Karol Józef Wojtyła †); Died at Age: 84.8

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI by the conclave on 19 April 2005. The papal conclave of 2005 was convened to elect a pope, the leader of the Catholic Church, to succeed Pope John Paul II following his death on 2 April 2005.

Sep 23, 2005 · A cardinal has broken his vow of secrecy and released his diary describing the conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI, revealing in an exceedingly rare account that a cardinal from Argentina was the main challenger and almost blocked Benedict's election.

One-hundred and fifteen of the one-hundred-seventeen cardinal electors participated in the conclave to elect the new pope that started on Tuesday March 12, 2013. Along with the conclave of 2005, it was the most numerous conclave in the history of the Church.

Mar 7, 2013 · And the events of 2005 appeared to go according to script. A pope died, cardinals flew in from around world to observe a two-week period of reflection and then gather in the Sistine Chapel to ...

Apr 2, 2005 · When and where is the conclave held? Unless circumstances prevent it, the conclave takes place inside Vatican City and begins 15 days after death of the pope.

Nov 5, 2015 · You say that during the 2005 conclave there was resistance to efforts by members of the so-called St. Gallen group to have Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio elected. Can you elaborate on that?