From Reuters.
Cardinals filed in for the first session of the conclave on May 7, in what Vatican experts say is mostly pomp and circumstance. In a ritual dating back to medieval times, the cardinals filed into the Vatican’s frescoed Sistine Chapel after a public Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to begin their secret ritual for a successor to Pope Francis, who died last month.
Gavino Garay explains what to expect from the first session. đź”— Read more of our live coverage on the ground at the Vatican at our link in bio.
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