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The cardinal leading the last mass before a conclave to elect a new pope urged his peers Wednesday to choose someone able to ...

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Cardinals from all over the world will gather in conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis. But what exactly ...

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Cardinals from across the world will be shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for a secretive conclave to elect the next ...