Cardinals enter seclusion to elect new Pope at secret conclave - National

Cardinals enter seclusion before conclave to elect Pope

Catholic cardinals have begun living in seclusion at the Vatican to prepare for a conclave that will elect...

Seats have been installed, the urn where the cardinals will vote and the chimneys where the ballots will be burned and whose smoke will make known the election of the new pontiff

The cardinals are preparing to enter a "secret and closed" location to conduct one of the most secret and complex elections...

Cardinals enter seclusion to elect new Pope at secret conclave - National

Some cardinals are looking for a new pope who will continue with Pope Francis' push for a more welcoming Church, while others are seeking retrenchment to more traditional roots.

Secluded in the world's most famous chapel, 133 cardinals will decide from Wednesday who will become the new pope. Will Francis' successor continue his modernization agenda, or will he choose a different course? 'The church can no longer go back, but it will be less spectacular.'

Cardinals who will participate in the conclave to elect the Roman Catholic Church's next pope arrived in the Vatican on Tuesday.