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Gina Christian talks with OSV News editor-in-chief Gretchen Crowe and international editor Paulina Guzik, both in Rome, about the papal conclave now underway -- the ancient process through which the Catholic Church chooses a pope. Find out what the dean of the College of Cardinals told the prelates at Mass ahead of the voting, and the papal buzz on the streets of Rome. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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