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Timeline of events as papal conclave begins to elect a new pope

Name: Timeline of events as papal conclave begins to elect a new pope
Uploaded: 2025-05-07T07:10:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 32 s
Description: Cardinals will gather at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for the start of the conclave to elect the late Pope Francis' successor. The cardinals took part in a final pre-conclave mass at St. Peter's Basilica to pray ahead of the secretive vote. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more from Rome.

Cardinals will gather at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for the start of the conclave to elect the late Pope Francis' successor. The cardinals took part in a final pre-conclave mass at St. Peter's Basilica to pray ahead of the secretive vote. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more from Rome.