Roman Catholic cardinals will begin to elect a new pope on Wednesday, May 7, isolating themselves until they agree on a new leader to guide the global Church.
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00:00Roman Catholic cardinals will begin to elect a new pope on Wednesday, May 7, isolating themselves until they agree on a new leader to guide the global church.
00:10Following a mass at St. Peter's Basilica, the cardinals will enter the Sistine Chapel to start their secret conclave, a tradition that dates back to medieval times.
00:19A record 133 cardinals from 70 countries will enter the Sistine Chapel, up from 115 from 48 nations in the last conclave in 2013.
00:29A two-thirds majority is needed to elect the next and 267th pope. One vote will happen on Wednesday, with up to four votes daily afterward.
00:39Black smoke from a chimney will mark an inconclusive vote, while white smoke and the peeling of bells mean a new pope has been chosen.
00:46No pope has been elected on the first day of a conclave for centuries, so voting could continue for several days.
00:53The average length of the last ten conclaves was just over three days, with none lasting more than five days.
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