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Brookfield Man Has Front-Row Seat for Selection of New Pope

Milwaukee Catholic Herald reporter John Paul Shimek is in the Vatican covering the historic event.

The process of selecting a new pope to lead the Catholic Church will begin Tuesday and a Brookfield resident is in the Vatican covering the the College of Cardinals as they choose a replacement for Pope Benedict XVI.

Patch's media partners at WISN 12 News talked exclusively with Milwaukee Catholic Herald reporter John Paul Shimek about the historict event.


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