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St. Peter's Square

White smoke, followed by joy, reflection

By Stephen Heuser

Globe Staff / April 20, 2005

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VATICAN CITY -- In two weeks of pomp and ceremony, it was the most dramatic and suspenseful piece of theater yet. Minute by minute, as doubt resolved into certainty, the next leader of the Catholic Church was unveiled last night in front of a huge and growing crowd in St. Peter's Square. (Full article: 955 words)