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And so it begins. The world's most secretive ceremony to select a new Pope is underway. Never will a chimney have so many eyes fixed upon it.

The conclave to elect a new pope will start behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, with all cardinals under the age of 80 able to vote ...

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Following the oath of secrecy - which was streamed live by Vatican News - the cardinals will cast their first and only vote of the day in strict privacy behind closed doors ...