What happens next after Pope Francis’ death?

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The catholic church and Catholics around the world are still in mourning after the news that Pope Francis has died, but what does the church do following the death of the pope? The College of Cardinals is now being called to Rome to take part in the selection of a new pope, beginning a very private and sometimes time consuming process. On Wednesday, Pope Francis’s body was taken to Saint Peter’s Basilica, where his body lies…

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Pope Francis is dead: What happens next?

Few things are as carefully choreographed in the Catholic Church as the period between two popes. The time of the "empty chair," as the interregnum is referred to, consists of three stages.

Pope Francis is dead. Funeral, procession and conclave: what happens now? At 15 the live broadcast with the Vaticanist Francesco Antonio Grana, the deputy director of ilfattoQUOTIDIANO.it Simone Ceriotti and Gianni Rosini The article Pope Francis died. Funeral, procession and conclave: what happens now? Follow the live broadcast from Il Fatto Quotidiano.