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A date hasn't been set for the conclave to choose the next pope, but discussions about the church's future have almost certainly begun behind the scenes. CBS News New York's Bradley Blackburn reports.

Once the conclave begins, cardinals will vote twice in the morning and twice in the evening until they make a selection.