, Thursday, May 23, 2013
115 cardinals are sequestering themselves in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to elect the next pope. Here's a look at scenes from the process.

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Pope Francis waves as he arrives in St. Peter's Square for his inauguration Mass at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Designer Genny Di Virgilio puts the final touches on a statuette depicting Pope Francis, in his shop in Naples, Italy, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)
People hold an Argentine flag and sing outside the Metropolitan Cathedral to celebrate that the new pope is Jorge Bergoglio, Buenos Aires' former archbishop, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was named pope on Wednesday, making him the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis greets Secretary of State cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, right, as he celebrates his inaugural Mass with cardinals, inside the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis celebrates his inaugural Mass with cardinals, inside the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
A man sells newspapers with the front page of Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A nun buys a newspaper with the front page of Pope Francis, at a newsstand in Rome Thursday, March 14, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A woman reads a newspaper showing the news of the election of Pope Francis in Rome, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Souvenirs showing the new Pope Francis are on sale in a shop near the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Souvenirs showing the new Pope Francis, seen at top, are on sale in a shop near the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Rev. Jesse Carrero, right, blesses a woman attending a Mass at the Church of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels in the Los Angeles Plaza Historic District, Wednesday March 13, 2013, to welcome the new pontiff, Pope Francis. Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with the humble 13th-century Italian preacher who lived a life of poverty. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Workshiper Guadalupe Munoz, 82 reacts as she listens the news of the nationality of the new pope, while attending Mass at the Church of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels in the Los Angeles Plaza Historic District, Wednesday March 13, 2013, to welcome the new pontiff, Pope Francis. Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with the humble 13th-century Italian preacher who lived a life of poverty. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
A woman prays inside La Merced church in Panama City, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
In this 2008 photo, Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, second from left, travels on the subway in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bergoglio, named pope on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, was known for taking the subway and mingling with the poor of Buenos Aires while archbishop. Bergoglio chose the name Pope Francis and is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Pablo Leguizamon)
In this 2008 photo courtesy of Sergio Rubin,
Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio talks
with a man as he rides the subway in Buenos
Aires, Argentina. Bergoglio, named pope on
Wednesday, March 13, 2013, was known for taking
the subway and mingling with the poor of Buenos
Aires while archbishop. Bergoglio chose the
name Pope Francis and is the first pope ever
from the Americas. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sergio
Rubin)
Faithful wave an Argentine flag and sing outside the Metropolitan Cathedral as they celebrate in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Bergoglio was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
A woman prays in front a "The Blood of Christ" statue in at the Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Buenos Aires' Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Two men pray at the Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Buenos Aires' Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Visitors walk at St. Ignatius Cathedral where an image of Pope John Paul II sits on display on Thursday March 14, 2013 in Shanghai, China. Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with the humble 13th-century Italian preacher who lived a life of poverty. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A worshipper prays at St. Ignatius Cathedral on Thursday March 14, 2013 in Shanghai, China. Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with the humble 13th-century Italian preacher who lived a life of poverty. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
People walk past a sand sculpture of the new pope at the Golden Sea beach on the Bay of Bengal coast in Puri, Orissa state, India, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with the humble 13th-century Italian preacher who lived a life of poverty. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)
An Indian sand artist applies the finishing touches to a sand sculpture of the new pope at the Golden Sea beach on the Bay of Bengal coast in Puri, Orissa state, India, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with the humble 13th-century Italian preacher who lived a life of poverty. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)
A friar walks past a woman begging on the street near the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A nun looks at front pages showing newly elected Pope Francis, at a newsstand near the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A nun reacts after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A nun reacts after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Pope Francis puts on his sash from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis, center in white, talks to the crowd, flanked by cardinals including Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, right, Giovanni Battista Re, second from right, and Agostino Vallini, second from left, from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
People buy the first edition of the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano after the election of Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Francis and cardinals pray from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis was named Wednesday the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Worshipers pack the Metropolitan Cathedral during the evening Mass in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
A worshiper holds up the front page of a magazine showing a photograph of Jorge Mario Bergoglio with the title in Spanish "Bergoglio. The cardinal who isn't afraid to face power" during celebrations outside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Bergoglio was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
A Catholic nun sings as people gather outside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas. (AP Photo/Ivan Fernandez)
Holy Family Cathedral School first grader Caroline Herman, 7, lower left, classmates and parents react to the announce of a new Pope on Wednesday afternoon, March 13, 2013. Herman's sister, Julia, 8, second from left, joined her for the announcement in Orange, Calif. Class was over but the children and their parents stayed to watch the announcement that Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina would become Pope Francis. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Bruce Chambers)
A Swiss guard salutes in St. Peter's Square at
the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine
Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope Wednesday and
chose the papal name Francis, becoming first
pontiff from the Americas and the first from
outside Europe in more than a millennium. (AP
Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Washington area Catholics gather at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle Wednesday evening to celebrate the selection of a new pope. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
Pope Francis seen on a screen as he watches the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Pope Francis speak to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Pope Francis blesses the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, shortly after being elected pope. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
Pope Francis speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, shortly after being elected pope. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
FILE - This March 6, 2013 file photo shows Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, right, handing Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet his skull cap after the wind blew it off as they walk in St. Peter's Square after attending a cardinals' meeting, at the Vatican. Bergoglio, who took the name of Pope Francis, was elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, files)
Cardinals watch as Pope Francis speaks to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope Francis speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A faithful prays at the Toledo's Cathedral, where Brazilian Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer worked as a priest in Toledo, Brazil, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. Scherer was considered a likely contender to be named pope. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Pope Francis speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Visitors take photos of Pope Francis as he speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
White smoke billowed from the chimney on the
Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has
been elected in St. Peter's Square at the
Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP
Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
Crowds fill St. Peter's Square after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A pilgrim kisses a cross after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
Crowds cheer after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
Crowds cheer after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
Crowds cheer after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
People wave American flags in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. The Catholic church has chosen a new pope. White smoke is billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning 115 cardinals in a papal conclave have elected a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Bells ring in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. The Catholic church has chosen a new pope. White smoke is billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning 115 cardinals in a papal conclave have elected a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
White smoke billows from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
White billows from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
White billows from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
Crowds gather in St. Peter's Square to wait for the election of a new pope by the cardinals in conclave in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People gather in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinals remained divided over who should be pope on Wednesday after three rounds of voting, an indication that disagreements remain about the direction of the Catholic church following the upheaval unleashed by Pope Benedict XVI's surprise resignation. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
In a photo taken with a fisheye lens, crowds gather in St. Peter's Square to wait for the election of a new pope by the cardinals in conclave in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Crowds gather in St. Peter's Square to wait for the election of a new pope by the cardinals in conclave in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
In a photo taken with a slow shutter speed and zoom lens, crowds gather in St. Peter's Square to wait for the election of a new pope by the cardinals in conclave in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A seagull sits on the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel while another flies overhead in St. Peter's Square during the second day of the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
Nuns stand in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican,
Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinals are
returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day
of voting to choose a new pope after their first
ballot yielded no winner and a great plume of
black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel
chimney. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A woman holds a US flag in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to choose a new pope after their first ballot yielded no winner and a great plume of black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A barefoot faithful kneels in prayer in St. Peter's Square as cardinals are gathered in the Sistine Chapel for the second day of the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to choose a new pope after their first ballot yielded no winner and a great plume of black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A nun watches the rain in St. Peter's Square
during the second day of the conclave to elect a
new pope at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13,
2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
A pilgrim from Argentina holds some rosary beads as they stand in St. Peter's Square during the second day of the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A seagull sits on a statue of St. Peter in St. Peter's Square during the second day of the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A man, holding a rosary and wrapped in a Vatican flag stands in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to choose a new pope after their first ballot yielded no winner and a great plume of black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. The black smoke indicates that the new pope has not been elected by the cardinals in conclave. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. The black smoke indicates that the cardinals did not elect a new pope. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
An Femen group activist is detained by police officers following a protest against the pope outside St. Peter's Square as cardinals took an oath in the Sistine Chapel at the start the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
An Femen group activist is detained by police officers following a protest against the pope outside St. Peter's Square as cardinals took an oath in the Sistine Chapel at the start the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A pilgrim waits in St. Peter's Square while
cardinals meet in conclave to elect a new pope in
the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Tuesday, March
12, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Catholic priest kneels in prayer as he waits for the election of the 266th Roman Catholic pope with other people in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, on the first day of the conclave held in the Sistine Chapel. White smoke billowing from a chimney erected on the roof of the Sistine Chapel would announce to the world that the new pope has been chosen by the 115 cardinals gathered in the Michelangelo's frescoed chapel inside the Vatican. Black smoke would indicate no election yet. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People look at a giant tv screen in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 showing live broadcast of the 115 cardinals gathering in the Sistine Chapel on the first day of the conclave to elect the 266th Roman Catholic pope. The Roman Catholic Church is electing a new pope after Pope Benedict XVI resigned on Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
In this picture released by the Vatican newspape L'Osservatore Romano, Cardinals take an oath of secrecy inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, before they start the conclave to elect the 266th Roman Catholic pope. Cardinals from around the globe locked themselves inside the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to choose a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church, surrounded by Michelangelo's imposing frescos imagining the beginning and the end of the world. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
In this image made from video provided by Vatican CTV television, Italian Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, left, takes an oath of secrecy inside the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, before the start of the conclave to elect the 266th Roman Catholic Church pope. Behind Bertone is Cardinal Antonius Naguib, of Egypt. (AP Photo/CTV via APTV)
In this picture released by the Vatican
newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, an unidentified
cardinal takes an oath of secrecy inside the
Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Tuesday, March
12, 2013, before the start the conclave to
elect the 266th Roman Catholic pope. Cardinals
from around the globe locked themselves inside
the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to choose a new
leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics
and their troubled church, surrounded by
Michelangelo's imposing frescos imagining the
beginning and the end of the world. (AP
Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
In this picture released by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, to start the conclave to elect the 266th Roman Catholic pope. Cardinals from around the globe locked themselves inside the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to choose a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church, surrounded by Michelangelo's imposing frescos imagining the beginning and the end of the world. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
In this picture released by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, from left, cardinals Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Oscar Andres Rodriuguez Maradiaga, Wilfrid Fox Napier, Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Francisco Javier Errazurriz Ossa, Audrys Juozas Backis, Geraldo Majella Agnelo prepare for the start of the conclave to elect the 266th Roman Catholic pope inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, Cardinals from around the globe locked themselves inside the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to choose a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church, surrounded by Michelangelo's imposing frescos imagining the beginning and the end of the world. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
In this picture released by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Cardinals line up to take an oath of secrecy inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, before the start the conclave to elect the 266th Roman Catholic pope. Cardinals from around the globe locked themselves inside the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to choose a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church, surrounded by Michelangelo's imposing frescos imagining the beginning and the end of the world. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
From left, US Cardinals Roger Mahony, Edwin O'Brien and Timothy Dolan leave the North American College to go to the Vatican's Domus Sanctae Martae, the Vatican hotel where the cardinals stay during the conclave, in Rome, Tuesday March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
This picture made available Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano shows Italian Renaissance painter Michaelangelo's "Last Judgement" fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel above the seating arrangement of the cardinals for the conclave, at the Vatican. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano, taken on Saturday, March 9, 2013 and made available Monday, March 11, 2013, firefighters install the top of the Sistine Chapel chimney that will signal to the world that a new pope has been elected, at the Vatican. Cardinals gathered for their final day of talks Monday before the conclave to elect the next pope, amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs more of a manager pope to clean up the Vatican or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful at a time of crisis. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano, taken on Saturday, March 9, 2013 and made available Monday, March 11, 2013, firefighters install the top of the Sistine Chapel chimney that will signal to the world that a new pope has been elected, at the Vatican. Cardinals gathered for their final day of talks Monday before the conclave to elect the next pope, amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs more of a manager pope to clean up the Vatican or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful at a time of crisis. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
This picture made available Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano shows the urns where each cardinal will place his folded ballot after voting inside the Sistine Chapel during the conclave at the Vatican. During the voting that ensues, each cardinal writes his choice on a rectangular piece of paper inscribed with the words "Eligo in summen pontificem" — Latin for "I elect as Supreme Pontiff." Holding the folded ballot up in the air, each approaches the altar and places it on a saucer, before tipping it into an oval urn, as he intones these words: "I call as my witness, Christ the Lord, who will be my judge that my vote is given to the one who, before God, I think should be elected." Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
This picture made available Tuesday, March 12,
2013 by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore
Romano shows where the cardinals will be
sitting inside the Sistine Chapel during the
conclave voting, at the Vatican. Cardinals
enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect
the next pope amid more upheaval and
uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen
in decades: There's no front-runner, no
indication how long voting will last and no
sense that a single man has what it takes to
fix the many problems. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore
Romano, ho)
This picture made available Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano shows where the cardinals will be sitting inside the Sistine Chapel during the conclave voting, at the Vatican. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
This picture made available Tuesday, March 12, 2013 by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano shows the three sizes of the pope's garments and shoe boxes in a room next to the Sistine Chapel, seen through the door at right, at the Vatican. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems. The three identical white outfits in small, medium and large for the new pontiff's first appearance on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica are delivered to the Vatican before the start of the conclave and left in a room next to the Sistine Chapel, where the newly elected pope changes into his new clothes. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, right, waves to reporters, before leaving the North American College to go to the Vatican's Domus Sanctae Martae, the Vatican hotel where the cardinals stay during the conclave, in Rome, Tuesday March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
From left, US Cardinals Justin Francis Rigali, Donald Wuerl, Timothy Dolan, Francis George and Roger Mahony leave the North American College to go to the Vatican's Domus Sanctae Martae, the Vatican hotel where the cardinals stay during the conclave, in Rome, Tuesday March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, center, looks at the
sky flanked by Cardinal Donald Wuerl, as they
leave the North American College to go to the
Vatican's Domus Sanctae Martae, the Vatican
hotel where the cardinals stay during the
conclave, in Rome, Tuesday March 12, 2013.
Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday
to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and
uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen
in decades: There's no front-runner, no
indication how long voting will last and no
sense that a single man has what it takes to
fix the many problems. (AP Photo/Alessandra
Tarantino)
Two vendors clean their food stand just nearby St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
St. Peter's Basilica is seen as people walk outside St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Police officers are seen outside St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A nun walks inside St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Catholic pilgrim Ferrucio Ballabio, 82, holds a cross as visit the St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A cyclist takes a picture as TV journalists report from outside St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Visitors line up as they wait to enter St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People carry a cross on their way to pray in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A statue dwarfs the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel where cardinals will gather to elect the new pope during the conclave at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
A view of the balcony on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica where the newly elected Pope will make his first appearance to salute the cheering crowd, at the Vatican Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Tourists look over St. Peter's Square from the dome at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope which begins on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
People visit St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People visit St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A picture of Pope Benedict XVI is seen on a touristic bus in Rome, Monday March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Visitors line up as they wait their turn to enter St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, of the United States, leaves at the end of a meeting at the Vatican, Monday March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Canada leaves after a meeting at the Vatican, Monday March 11, 2013. Cardinals have gathered for their final day of talks before the conclave to elect the next pope amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs a manager pope to clean up the Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope who can inspire the faithful and make Catholicism relevant again. In background is the balcony where the newly elected Pope will address the faithful immediately after his election. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
In this Feb. 27, 2013 photo, Benedicta De Castro, 73, shows pictures of her with Filipino Roman Catholic Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle which she carries herself all the time at the Archdiocese of Imus, Cavite province south of Manila, Philippines. Cardinal Tagle, 55, one of the youngest cardinals elevated by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in November of last year, is the only Filipino cardinal that can vote and voted for the next Pope. The College of Cardinals has set the conclave on Tuesday March 12. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer arrives for a
meeting at the Vatican, Monday March 11, 2013.
Cardinals have gathered for their final day of
talks before the conclave to elect the next
pope amid debate over whether the Catholic
Church needs a manager pope to clean up the
Vatican's messy bureaucracy or a pastoral pope
who can inspire the faithful and make
Catholicism relevant again. (AP
Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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