VATICAN CITY — Cardinals heard a final appeal for unity Tuesday before sequestering themselves in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to elect the next pope, as they celebrated Mass amid divisions and uncertainty about who will lead the 1.2 billion-strong Catholic Church and tend to its many problems.
Cardinals celebrate Mass before entering conclave
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 | 8:01 a.m. CDT;
updated 10:03 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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