Whether you think there will be another pope or not, qualified cardinals will vote in a formal conclave that will start this week in Rome’s Sistine Chapel.
They will continue to meet until the new pope is chosen, and Pietro Parolin, Peter Erdo, Jean-Marc Aveline, and Pierbattista Pizzaballa are among the leading contenders in an uncertain process.
A tiny chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel will emit smoke as the Catholic Church formally chooses a new pope.
