Conclave countdown
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The College of Cardinals prepares to enter into their conclave to decide who will be the next pope
Conclave countdown
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Priests walk through the colonnade of Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican March 11, 2013. Roman Catholic Cardinals will begin their conclave inside the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect a new pope. REUTERS-Max Ross
Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is seen from a hilltop in Rome, March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Paul Hann
Saint Peter's Square is seen from the dome of Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar
The chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel is seen from the dome of Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar
A worker carries chairs inside Saint Peter's Basilica during the preparations for the election of the new Pope at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar
Tourists take photos inside Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar
Cardinal Renato Martino of Italy walks past a policeman near Saint Peter's square at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Kevin Coomb
Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Canada walks through Saint Peter's Square as he leaves at the end of a meeting in the Synod Hall at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Tony Gentil
Shadows of tourists are cast across a papal crest dedicated to Pope Pius XII on the floor of Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar
Members of the fire and rescue service set a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel before the conclave at the Vatican March 9, 2013, in a picture released by Osservatore Romano March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Osservatore Roman
Workers put up a red curtain on the central balcony, called the Loggia of the Blessings of Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar
French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin rides his bicycle as he arrives for a meeting in the Synod Hall at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar
People queue to purchase special edition stamps in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican March 10, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar
A priest chats on his phone as he watches workers put up a red curtain on the central balcony, called the Loggia of the Blessings of Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Dylan Martine
A nun sits at a colonnade in St Peter's Square at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Christian Hartman
A picture of the late Pope John Paul II is seen on a rosary, for sale in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican March 10, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar
A fresco of the Madonna is seen illuminated at the Vatican March 9, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar
Media films the stove at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican March 9, 2013. REUTERS-Stefano Rellandin
Tables for the Cardinals are seen at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican March 9, 2013. REUTERS-Stefano Rellandin
A view of the Saint Marta residence where the Cardinals will stay during the conclave at the Vatican March 9, 2013. REUTERS-Osservatore Roman
A view of the Saint Marta residence where the Cardinals will stay during the conclave at the Vatican March 9, 2013. REUTERS-Osservatore Roman
Cardinal Geraldo Agnelo of Brazil (R) arrives for a meeting at the Synod Hall in the Vatican March 7, 2013. REUTERS-Alessandro Bianch