Trying to put more distance between AmerisourceBergen and rivals Cardinal Health (number two) and McKesson (number three), which have boosted margins by diversifying into medical devices and software.

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The latest appointments increase the number of cardinal-electors drawn from the Curia, the church's civil service.

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The rules of the Conclave were changed in 1975 to exclude all cardinals over the age of 80 and the maximum number of cardinal electors is 120.

BBC: Conclave: How cardinals elect a Pope