White Smoke Watch: Social Media Anxiously Awaits New Pope - Their Epic Reactions
Here are some of the best reactions across social media after the first few conclave votes.
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Caroline Perkins is a Digital Media Strategist at EWTN. She lives in Denver with her husband and four children. She is also the author of “ABC Get to Know the Saints with Me.”
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