A successor to Pope Francis had been elected. But there will be a short wait before his identity becomes clear.

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The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome failed to choose a new pope on their second day of voting.