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Cardinals enter Sistine Chapel to start centuries-old secret ritual to elect a new pope

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — the great doors of the Sistine Chapel closed Wednesday and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries-old...

Beyond a possible Asian or African pope, what are the priorities of the cardinals in the conclave?

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first Asian or African pontiff, or a conservative or...

Nicole Winfield

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