Cardinals from across the globe will gather in the Sistine Chapel from May 7 to choose the next pope, with no contact with the outside world until a decision is made.
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00:00The Vatican says its cardinals will meet on May 7th to begin a conclave to elect the next pope.
00:07The closed-door assembly will take place inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
00:12Over 100 cardinals from around the world will gather to choose the next leader of the world's largest Christian church.
00:19They will have no contact with the outside world until a decision is made.
00:23The secretive process follows the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday.