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April 29, 2025

Vatican to Start Deliberations on Next Pope on May 7
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The Vatican says it will begin the process of selecting a new pope on
May 7. Some 135 cardinals - all of them men under the age of 80 - will
begin a closed-door meeting on that date to vote for the new leader of
the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church.


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