An attendee wearing a bag depicting the late Pope Francis as she watches a giant screen displaying images of the holy mass of cardinals to the Sistine chapel, at St Peter's Square on the first day of the conclave to elect the next pope, at the Vatican, on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
Vatican City: Cardinals electing a new pope began taking an oath of secrecy Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel before being locked into the conclave, according to a live video feed from the Vatican.
After reciting together the oath in Latin, each of the 133 "Princes of the Church" advanced to the altar to take his personal vow, his hand on the Bible.
