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Papal election crowns Laurence Corfinum as Clement XII
News from Vatican details the election of Cardinal Laurence Corfinum as Pope Clement XII. Crowds fill St. Peter’s Square as bells toll, cannons fire, and the new Pontiff receives the Fisherman’s Ring and first adoration from cardinals. Illumination lights the city for two days of public rejoicing.
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