The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.

Cardinals have handed in their mobile phones and taken oaths of secrecy as they begin the secret Conclave to decide the next ...

Today, 133 cardinal electors are set to enter the Conclave at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City to elect a new Pope ...

The conclave that begins in Vatican City on Wednesday is the process of electing the next leader of the world's 1 .

It begins not with a fanfare, but with a vow. A heavy silence hangs in the air, not born of absence but of sacred intent.

On Wednesday, 120 cardinals in red robes will be sealed inside the Sistine Chapel in Rome, beneath Michelangelo’s famous frescoes, to choose the next pope. | ITV National News ...