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Conclave countdown

The College of Cardinals prepares to enter into their conclave to decide who will be the next pope

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Conclave countdown

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  1. 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

  2. Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is seen from a hilltop in Rome, March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Paul Hann

  3. Saint Peter's Square is seen from the dome of Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Tourists take photos inside Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar

  7. Cardinal Renato Martino of Italy walks past a policeman near Saint Peter's square at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Kevin Coomb

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. People queue to purchase special edition stamps in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican March 10, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar

  14. 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

  15. A nun sits at a colonnade in St Peter's Square at the Vatican March 11, 2013. REUTERS-Christian Hartman

  16. 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

  17. A fresco of the Madonna is seen illuminated at the Vatican March 9, 2013. REUTERS-Eric Gaillar

  18. Media films the stove at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican March 9, 2013. REUTERS-Stefano Rellandin

  19. Tables for the Cardinals are seen at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican March 9, 2013. REUTERS-Stefano Rellandin

  20. A view of the Saint Marta residence where the Cardinals will stay during the conclave at the Vatican March 9, 2013. REUTERS-Osservatore Roman

  21. A view of the Saint Marta residence where the Cardinals will stay during the conclave at the Vatican March 9, 2013. REUTERS-Osservatore Roman

  22. Cardinal Geraldo Agnelo of Brazil (R) arrives for a meeting at the Synod Hall in the Vatican March 7, 2013. REUTERS-Alessandro Bianch

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