What are the church’s rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?
- Posted on April 21, 2025
- By The Toronto Star
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What are the church’s rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and
