Vatican – With the conclave to elect the new pope beginning in Vatican City on Wednesday, following the death of Francis I on 21 April, we look at the contenders from around the world to succeed him and become the 267th pope.
The conclave will see 133 cardinals from 71 countries – all of them under 80, the upper age limit for voting – gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect the new pope, head of the Catholic Church and leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholic faithful.
