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Cardinals pray at Pope Francis’s tomb as conclave preparations begin

Catholic Herald Monday, 28 April 2025 ()
ROME – After attending Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday and as they begin pre-conclave meetings to discuss the state of the world and the church ahead of electing his successor, the world’s cardinals gathered at Francis’s tomb to pray. Speaking to journalists ahead of an April 27 Vespers service at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major,
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