The Catholic Church will now seek to name Francis' successor. The new pope will be selected through a process called the conclave, which consists of a vote by members of the College of Cardinals.

The current archdiocese of Boston, Archbishop Richard Henning, is also not currently able to vote at the conclave because he is not a cardinal. Henning is the current Archdiocese of Boston. Pope ...

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