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A chimney above the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican will signal the election of a new pope and leader of the Catholic Church.

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As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as a conclave.

Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more ...

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope Francis' death.