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Get the latest updates from the 2025 Papal Conclave, as the cardinals have now cast their votes for the new pope.

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The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as the 2025 papal conclave begins.

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The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles?