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The conclave to elect the next pope is now underway at the Vatican. The cardinals — the prelates who are just below the pope in the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy — will vote by secret ballot for a successor to Pope Francis until one candidate earns a two-thirds majority. While we may not know what’s

No one knows how long the conclave will last. There is no formal time limit: until two-thirds of the 133 voting Roman Catholic cardinals agree on a new pope, they must continue to vote. Past papal selections have lasted from just a few hours to nearly three years. In the 13th century, the tradition of