VATICAN CITY
BBC News
[with live news conference]
Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world have gathered in Rome to begin the process of electing the next Pope.
The College of Cardinals will hold daily talks leading up to a conclave in which a new Pope will be chosen.
The election process comes after Pope Benedict XVI stepped down after nearly eight years in office leading the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics.
He was the first pontiff to resign in 600 years.
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