By Our Writer
Rome
The election of the new Pope who will replace the late Pontiff, Pope Francis begins in Vatican.
The incoming Pope once elected will be the 267 the Pope from Peter who was elected around 30 AD.
Cardinals from across the world started gathering in Rome officially Tuesday evening to elect the next pontiff .
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday.
It’s not known how long this process will take — previous conclaves have lasted only a few days, though in earlier centuries disagreements sometimes caused the meetings to stretch on for months.
Cardinals will take part in a mass at St Peter’s Basilica this morning of Wednesday and will later walk to the Sistine Chapel to cast their votes under Michelangelo’s frescoes.
Once they enter the chapel, they will have no communication with the outside world until a new pope is elected.
Then the church and world at large will wait for smoke to emerge from the chapel’s chimney.
If it’s black, there will be more rounds of voting tomorrow. White smoke signals that a new pope has been chosen.
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