AP PHOTOS: The death of a pope begins a centuries-old ritual to elect his successor

Apr 23, 2025 - 14:20
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AP PHOTOS: The death of a pope begins a centuries-old ritual to elect his successor

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one, involving sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with a needle and the white or black smoke to signal whether cardinals have chosen a new leader for the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics.

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