More than 100 Roman Catholic cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel in March. One will emerge as pope. Who will it be? The “Sweet Sistine” is our guess at the top candidates from each continent.
You can vote for who you think would move on to the next round in each matchup. First-round voting closes at midnight Eastern on Friday (March 1).
Vote here, a link to the poll on the Religion News Service's website.
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