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Doves, deaths and rations: Papal elections over time

Italian cardinal Fernando Filoni (C) and East Timorese cardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva (R) attend the Eight Novemdiale mass, on May 3, 2025. [AFP]

Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan conditions and were even locked up so long that some of them died.

Here are some notable papal elections through the ages.

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