2025 conclave to begin, with cardinals set to pick new pope to succeed Pope Francis

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2025 conclave to begin, with cardinals set to pick new pope to succeed Pope Francis

Catholic cardinal electors from five continents are about to gather at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select the next pope. The conclave will convene on Wednesday afternoon, exactly 16 days after the death of 88-year-old Pope Francis, who led the world's 1.4 billion Catholics for 12 years. It is impossible to say how long the conclave will last, but many observers expect the 133 cardinal electors to chose a new pontiff within a few days.Earlier Wednesday, cardinals held a final mass in St. Peter's Basilica, led by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battisa Re.\"We are here ..