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What are the church's rites after the death of a pope and the election of a new one?

Posted 4/21/25

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread, and then burning them. The election of a new leader …

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