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- His death will lead to nine days of mourning in Italy, followed by the election of a new pope through a conclave of cardinals.
- The conclave will summon all 252 cardinals, with 135 eligible voters under 80, and will start after Francis is buried.
- Candidates for the papacy include Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Cardinal Luis Tagle, with opinions divided on their progressive views.
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What's next for the Catholic Church as it prepares to select its new leader
The death of a pope, and the election of a new pontiff, is adorned with high ritual and elaborate ceremony. For more about how the Catholic Church will celebrate and mourn Pope Francis, and what comes next, Geoff Bennett spoke with special correspondent Malcolm Brabant.
NEW YORK.- With the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church enters a moment of uncertainty for which the deceased pope tried to prepare it. In more hours, cardinals from all over the world will be summoned to Rome to meet in conclave and elect their successor, and they should evaluate whether the vision of Francis — a merciful and inclusive church — remains the right one, or whether a totally different approach is needed, perhaps more focused…
CHRONIC. In the wake of the worldwide emotion sparked by the death of Pope Francois, Catholics retain an unnegligible weight in a French society largely dechristianized.
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