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How They Choose The Next Pope Is Wild!

Pope Francis Has Died. What Happens Now Will Shock You.



This morning, the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis has died at the age of 88 - just one day after Easter Sunday.



The news shocked the world. Despite recent health issues and a five-week hospital stay, the Pope had just made a public appearance, blessing massive crowds and even meeting U.S. Senator JD Vance. But on Easter Monday, bells rang through Vatican City - and the Catholic Church now finds itself without a living Pope for the first time in over a decade.



In this video, we break down what happens next:

• The centuries-old funeral rituals

• Why Pope Francis changed burial traditions

• The secretive process to choose the next Pope

• And why the world will be watching a chimney

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