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The Conclave, white smoke, Pope Leo XIV: How new pontiff was chosen

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The road to electing a new pope began on Friday, May 2, with the traditional installation of the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, the very place where the world would soon look for signs of a successor to the late, ailing Pope Francis, who passed away days earlier.

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