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This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

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White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic ...

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Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

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