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VATICAN CITY - 13 MARCH 2013: Thousands of rain-soaked faithfuls wait for the "fumata" (or smoke), which is the announcement to the outer world by a conclave that a Papal has or hasn't been elected (white smoke if it has been elected; black smoke if it hasn't), in Saint Peter's square in Vatican City, on March 13, 2013...On March 12, 2013, the 115 cardinals entered the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he became the first pope in 600 years to resign from the role. The conclave will take place inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
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