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Photo credit: Handout | Andrew Garnett, a seminarian from Oyster Bay, at his installation as an acolyte. (March 13, 2013)
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ROME -- Andrew Garnett, a seminarian from Oyster Bay, was on his way back from theology class in Rome late Wednesday afternoon when he decided to stop in front of St. Peter's Basilica.
He ended up seeing the show of his lifetime, with literally a front-row seat.
He didn't think the 115 cardinals meeting in the nearby Sistine Chapel would elect a new pope that night. The widespread speculation...
