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Holy smoke, the internet is obsessed with the papal conclave

Mashable Tech

As 133 cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Wednesday to begin a first round of voting for a new pope, the internet erupted with memes, speculation, and a surprising amount of enthusiasm for Vatican procedure. And then, of course, there’s irony.

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Americans are fueling a massive pope economy

Fast Company Tech

When the news broke on May 8 that Pope Franciss successor would be the first-ever American to hold the sacred position and a Chicagoan, no lesssocial media erupted with celebration and Windy City-specific memes. Within days, some of those memes had morphed into t-shirts for sale. Now that an American will occupy the Chair of St.

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