Following nine days of mourning over Pope Francis's passing on 21 April, 133 cardinals representing 70 countries have gathered behind closed doors on Wednesday for the conclave to elect the new leader of the Catholic Church.
Sequestered from the outside world with no access to phones or communication, the conclave — the most geographically diverse Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history — will follow centuries-old rituals inside the Sistine Chapel to decide who will lead the 1.4 billion faithful.
