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A NEW POPE: German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected Pope Benedict XVI by 114 of his contemporaries.
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THE POPE'S FUNERAL: Millions converge on Rome in the biggest religious gathering in the West in modern times.
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SLIDESHOWS: Follow the Pope through his life, and afterward.
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