The conclave to elect a new pope officially begins as the doors to the Sistine Chapel close
With the cry of "Extra omnes" - Latin for "all out" - the great doors of the Sistine Chapel closed Wednesday and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries-old ritual of electing a new leader of the Catholic Church, opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith's 2,000-year history.
With the cry of "Extra omnes" - Latin for "all out" - the great doors of the Sistine Chapel closed Wednesday and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries-old ritual of electing a new leader of the Catholic Church, opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith's 2,000-year history.
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