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Vatican to Start Deliberations on Next Pope on May 7

HeadlineApr 29, 2025

The Vatican says it will begin the process of selecting a new pope on May 7. Some 135 cardinals — all of them men under the age of 80 — will begin a closed-door meeting on that date to vote for the new leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church.

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