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Papal Conclave begins today

Cardinals from around the world will start the process later to decide who should become the next Pope.

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Representatives from 48 countries will begin their discussions shut away in the Vatican this afternoon at 3.30, before casting a vote in the Sistine chapel.

Although no result  this evening, a number of cardinals have emerged as frontrunners to succeed Pope Benedict including the Archbishop of Milan  and Irish American Archbishop of Boston Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley.

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