VATICAN CITY, May 7, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The 133 Catholic cardinals who will elect a new pope gathered Wednesday to pray in the Vatican's Pauline Chapel ahead of the conclave, according to images broadcast live by the Holy See.

The cardinals will then move in procession to the Sistine Chapel a few metres away, where they will be locked in ahead of a first vote on Wednesday evening for a successor to Pope Francis.