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Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to Pope Francis.
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Colleen Barry - Associated Press (AP)
The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the Vatican hasn’t ordered a set of cassocks from the two best-known papal tailors.
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Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
Cardinals Rosa and Sako said they expect the conclave to be brief and last two to three days. While not revealing a name, Cardinal Sako said he already had a “very clear” idea of who he intended to vote for.
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Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
All 135 cardinals who are under the age of 80 and have not renounced the right to enter the conclave will have full voting rights.
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Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
In an April 29 statement, the Vatican said “the oath of the officials and attendants of the conclave will take place” May 5 in the Pauline Chapel, not far from the Sistine Chapel where the cardinals will vote for the next pope.
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
The oldest and youngest cardinals—and some famous papal ‘lasts.’