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Pope Francis's death sets an ancient machinery into motion. Soon, with a puff of smoke, the last absolute monarchy in Europe ...

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Pope Francis' death kicks off the traditional process of selecting a new pope. Here's what to know about the papal conclave and what the smoke means.

Francis died just over a month after his 12th anniversary as pope. He had the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

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Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next pope.