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As we’ve been reporting, the second day of the conclave is now under way, with electing cardinals expected to take another vote around 10:30 local time (09:30 BST).
Pope Francis, who appointed most of the cardinals voting, created a more global conclave to find his successor than the one that appointed him a decade ago.
There are 133 voting cardinals in this conclave and while cardinals from Europe make up the biggest group of those with a vote (Italy alone has 17), the numbers are down compared to the conclave that selected Pope Francis.
Asia has seen the biggest rise, more than doubling its number of voting cardinals, from 10 to 23.
The secretive ritual known as the conclave has now entered its second day.
For electing cardinals, all conversations with outsiders are forbidden during this period.
Historically, conclaves have sometimes lasted weeks and months, with the longest one lasting three years (but that was a few centuries ago).
The last few conclaves have tended to last just a few days though, with the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics watching the Sistine Chapel’s chimney in high anticipation. -BBC
