electing a pope

Electing a new pope draws on tradition and secrecy

By Alessandro Speciale — February 11, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI will soon become the first pope to resign since 1415, short-circuiting many of the initial stages of electing a new pope. But the Vatican says the transition to a new papacy shouldn't be all that different from normal.
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