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The electors met for mass at St Peter’s Basilica ahead of the conclave in the Sistine Chapel from Wednesday afternoon.

The conclave that begins in Vatican City on Wednesday is the process of electing the next leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Shrouded in mystery, with all those involved sworn to secrecy on threat of ex-communication, what do we know about what goes on behind the sealed doors of…

Cardinals from all over the world will gather in conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

It is not often that reality imitates art quite so promptly. Just a month or two after most of us first watched Ralph Fiennes in Conclave, we have a chance to see the real thing. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, and today in the Sistine Chapel the actual conclave…

Cardinals from across the world will be shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for a secretive conclave to elect the next head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols is one of more than 130 electors

Three British cardinals are involved in the secret meeting to choose a new pontiff.

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen others are in strong contention

Cardinals are starting the next conclave to select the next pope on Wednesday. Here’s who AI has pegged as the potential successor to Pope Francis.

Pietro Parolin has emerged on nearly every shortlist as an obvious papal contender

The next pontiff will have to re-establish cordial and deep relations between the Church and Western countries, especially the US.