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Waiting for the Smoke That Heralds a New Pope

As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the faithful and the curious gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

© Eloisa Lopez/Reuters

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square reacts to the black smoke emanating from a Vatican chimney, indicating no decision has been made on a new pope.
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