Vatican mulling changes to election of new pope
Pope Benedict XVI greets a roaring crowd upon his introduction as the Roman Catholic Church's new pontiff on April 19, 2005. RNS file photo by Grzegorz Galazka.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI is considering changing church law regulating the election of a new pope, but stopped short of saying whether he would authorize an earlier start to the conclave.