<p>The Vatican today said cardinals had not yet decided on a start date for a conclave to elect a new pope after the resignation of Benedict XVI.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"There has been no decision on a date for the conclave," Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said after the latest in a series of meetings of cardinals from around the world that began on Monday.<br /><br />Lombardi also denied a media report that St Peter's Basilica had been booked for a special pre-conclave mass on Monday.<br /><br />Lombardi said Vietnamese cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man -- the last of the 115 "cardinal electors" who can take part in the conclave -- was expected to arrive in Rome later later today.<br /><br />Divisions have emerged between some cardinals who want more time for pre-conclave discussions on the reforms needed for the Catholic Church and others who want to move to a conclave right away.</p>
<p>The Vatican today said cardinals had not yet decided on a start date for a conclave to elect a new pope after the resignation of Benedict XVI.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"There has been no decision on a date for the conclave," Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said after the latest in a series of meetings of cardinals from around the world that began on Monday.<br /><br />Lombardi also denied a media report that St Peter's Basilica had been booked for a special pre-conclave mass on Monday.<br /><br />Lombardi said Vietnamese cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man -- the last of the 115 "cardinal electors" who can take part in the conclave -- was expected to arrive in Rome later later today.<br /><br />Divisions have emerged between some cardinals who want more time for pre-conclave discussions on the reforms needed for the Catholic Church and others who want to move to a conclave right away.</p>