WHAT COMES NEXT
• The conclave to choose the next pope is expected to convene in mid-March.
• A new pope should be in place in time to preside over Easter Mass at St. Peter's.
• All cardinals under 80 are allowed to vote in the secret meeting held in the Sistine Chapel.
• Ballots are burned after each round; black smoke means no pope; white smoke means a pope has been elected.
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