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Vatican as conclave begins

Catholic cardinals are locked behind the heavy wood doors of the Sistine Chapel, sequestered from the world to elect the man they hope can unite a diverse but divided global Church.

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Vatican as conclave begins

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  1. Vatican as conclave begins

  2. Black smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating no decision has been made to elect a new pope. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  3. Faithful react to black smoke indicating no decision has been made to elect a new pope. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

  4. Clergy members wait for the smoke to rise from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, on the first day of the conclave to elect the new pope, May 7. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

  5. A Swiss Guard stands, as Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, presides over the Holy Mass, celebrated for the election of the new pope, in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican. REUTERS/MuradSezer

  6. A clergy member rests at St. Peter's Square, on the first day of the conclave, May 7. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

  7. A crowd gathered at St Peter's Square watch a screen showing Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel, on the first day of the conclave to elect the new pope, at the Vatican, May 7. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

  8. A nun prays at St. Peter's Square, on the first day of the conclave to elect the new pope, at the Vatican, May 7. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

  9. People applaud at St. Peter's Square as the door at the Sistine Chapel is closed for the conclave, May 7. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

  10. A view of the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope at the Vatican. via Vatican Media

  11. The "Room of Tears", a small room next to the Sistine Chapel where the newly elected Pope will don the white papal vestments for the first time. via Vatican Media

  12. People gather at St. Peter's Square, on the first day of the conclave to elect the new pope, at the Vatican, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/GuglielmoMangiapane TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

  13. A man kneels and prays at St. Peter's Square while the Holy Mass is celebrated for the election of the new pope, at the Vatican, May 7. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

  14. People gathered at St. Peter's Square, on the first day of conclave to elect the new pope, May 7. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

  15. Cardinal Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe arrives for a general congregation meeting ahead of the conclave, May 6. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

  16. Cardinals attend the Holy Mass, celebrated for the election of the new pope, presided over by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, in St. Peter’s Basilica, May 7. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

  17. A priest sits near fire fighters, near the Vatican on the first day of the conclave, May 7. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs

  18. People gather at St. Peter's Square on the first day of the conclave to elect the new pope, May 7. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

  19. The interior of the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave. via Vatican Media

  20. Cardinals gather as the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presides over the Holy Mass, celebrated for the election of the new pope, in St. Peter’s Basilica, May 7. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

  21. A nun eats ice cream, as a conclave to elect the new pope begins, May 7. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

  22. A view of the furnace and chimney pipes in the Sistine Chapel. via Vatican Media

  23. Cardinals gather on the day the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presides over the Holy Mass, celebrated for the election of the new pope, in St. Peter’s Basilica, May 7. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

  24. Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco arrives ahead of the conclave, May 6. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

  25. A video screen shows the door of the Sistine Chapel being closed as the conclave to elect the new pope starts, May 7. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

  26. Members of the media wait, on the first day of the conclave to elect the new pope, at the Vatican. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  27. Nuns pray at St. Peter's Square, on the first day of the conclave to elect the new pope, at the Vatican. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

  28. Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, presides over the Holy Mass, celebrated for the election of the new pope, in St. Peter’s Basilica, May 7. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

  29. The doors of the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave. via Vatican Media

  30. A view of the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope at the Vatican. via Vatican Media

  31. Cardinals pray in the Sistine Chapel, ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope at the Vatican. via Vatican Media

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