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Cardinals Begin Conclave to Elect New Pope on Tuesday

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VATICAN CITY (AP) _ The Vatican said Friday the conclave to elect a new pope will start on Tuesday March 12th.  

There doesn't appear to be a front-runner in this election, and the past week of deliberations has exposed sharp divisions among cardinals about some of the pressing problems facing the church, including of governance within the Holy See itself.

U.S. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, considered a papal contender, said in a blog post Friday that most of the discussions in the closed-door meetings covered preaching and teaching the Catholic faith, tending to Catholic schools and hospitals, protecting families and the unborn, and supporting priests ``and getting more of them!''  

In the past 100 years, no conclave has lasted longer than five days.

 

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