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4/23/2025

Topic Reading-Vol.4747-4/23/2025

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
How the next Pope is chosen
Pope Francis died on April 21, Easter Monday, at the age of 88. Having been born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere. While 1.4 billion Catholics around the world are in deep mourning, things are moving on to choose the next pope.
When a pope dies, a papal conclave is held by all 120 eligible cardinals, those under the age of 80, in the Sistine Chapel of the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Paper ballots are passed out to each cardinal, who writes the name of their chosen candidate. If a cardinal has received two-thirds of the vote, he becomes the new pope. In 2013, it took five ballots to elect Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis. Of the last 266 popes, 217 were from the Italian Peninsula, and only one, Pope Francis, was from the Americas, even though over 60% of the Catholics live there. Where will the next pope be from? How many rounds of voting will it take to choose him?
Read the article and learn how the next Pope is elected.
https://www.bbc.com/news/resources/idt-904185ba-2600-4d37-9419-9204b4da5167

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