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Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.
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Cardinals have been locked inside the Sistine Chapel for a second day to elect a new pope—watch our live stream of the chimney.
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David Muir reports on some of the moving images from Day 1 of the historic conclave to elect a new pope.
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The doors of the Sistine Chapel were sealed Wednesday as the papal conclave got underway. After three hours and fifteen minutes, black smoke billowed from the chimney above the chapel, signaling the cardinals had not yet selected a new pope. NBC News' Lester Holt reports from the Vatican.
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"Not even in my wildest imagination did I think this would happen," Cardinal David tells the BBC.
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