From BBC News.
Who will be the next pope?
The decision could have a profound impact on the Catholic Church and the world’s 1.4 billion baptised Roman Catholics.
It also promises to be a highly unpredictable and open process for a host of reasons.
The College of Cardinals will meet in conclave in the Sistine Chapel to debate and then vote for their preferred candidates until a single name prevails.
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