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The Ring of the Fisherman,
which bears the official papal seal,

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must be destroyed immediately
following the Pope's death.

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The Papal apartment is then
sealed for nine days of mourning,

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a period known as "Sede Vacante",
the time of the empty throne.

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Over the last several days,
Catholic leaders