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;Resize=(620)) May 7, 2025 | Catholic cardinals gather for the conclave, ending the first day without selecting a new pope. Plus, police in Nova Scotia scale back the search for two missing children. And, new details about the prime minister's private conversation with Donald Trump.
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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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Cardinal electors have withdrawn to pray, deliberate and cast votes in secret elections. The proceedingss are set to continue Thursday.
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