![[FILES] Cardinals queuing in the Sistine Chapel to swear on the Bible to never reveal the secrets of their deliberations before the start of the conclave at the Vatican on 12 March 2013.](https://images.assettype.com/tribune/2025-04-25/6dr3q7cq/29.jpg?w=200&auto=format&q=70&rect=0%2C484%2C794%2C521&h=131&fit=crop)
Conclave: How a Pope is elected
From the voting of cardinal electors to the burning of ballots in a cast-iron stove dating back to 1939, here’s a look at what happens inside the Sistine…
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![[FILES] This handout picture released by the Press office shows cardinals entering in the Sistine Chapel before the start of the conclave at the Vatican on 12 March 2013. Pope Francis died on 21 April 2025 aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement.](https://images.assettype.com/tribune/2025-04-21/serppu8n/00042YN2NQ.jpg?w=200&auto=format&q=70&rect=0%2C25%2C4768%2C3129&h=131&fit=crop)