Pomp and circumstance: Cardinals attend a mass in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican before entering the Sistine Chapel for conclave to elect the next pope. Daily Mail
Cardinals Head To Conclave To Elect Pope For Troubled Church -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Roman Catholic cardinals chanted and prayed for divine guidance as they filed towards the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to start a conclave to elect a pope who will face one of the most difficult periods in the Church's history.
The 115 red-hatted and red-caped cardinals gathered in the Pauline Chapel and walked in procession along the frescoed halls of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace into the Sistine, where they could remain closeted for several days of balloting.
"The entire Church, united with us in prayer, asks for the grace of the Holy Spirit at this moment so that we elect a worthy shepherd for the entire flock of Christ," a cardinal said in Latin as the procession began.
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