The process of electing the Pope will start from today

The process of electing the successor of the late Pope Francis will begin today at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. Secret voting is done to elect the supreme religious leader of the Catholic Church, which is called conclave. 133 cardinals have arrived from all over the world to attend the conclave. There are 4 Indians in it.

According to media reports, all signals will be turned off about 90 minutes before the voting starts today. The cardinals have deposited their phones and electronic items yesterday itself, these will not be returned until the new Pope is elected.

The conclave area will be kept in strict lockdown to prevent leaks. The same method was adopted in 2013 when signal blockers were installed for the election of Pope Francis. The employees doing daily work in the Vatican have also taken an oath to remain silent.

After the death of the Pope, there is no official announcement about the contenders for the next Pope. The process of selecting a new Pope is called 'Papal Conclave'. When the Pope dies or resigns, the Cardinals of the Catholic Church elect him.

The Cardinals are a group of high priests. Their job is to advise the Pope. The Pope is chosen from among these Cardinals every time. Although it is not necessary to be a Cardinal to become the Pope, but till now every Pope has been a Cardinal before being elected.

Most of the Cardinals who will elect the new Pope were chosen by Pope Francis. Therefore, it is believed that the new Pope will also be liberal and accepting of change like Francis.

The Cardinals take an oath of secrecy. The first day of the Conclave begins with a special prayer meeting. During the prayer, all the Cardinals unite in one room. In this, every cardinal swears by placing his hand on the Gospel i.e. the holy book that he will never disclose any information related to this election to anyone else.

After this, the room is closed and then the process of voting begins in a secret manner. When voting begins, every cardinal is given a ballot. He writes the name of the person on it, whom he wants to make Pope.

After this, these are kept in a plate. After this, three officers count them. If a person gets two-thirds majority, then he is declared the new Pope. This time, to become Pope, 89 votes will have to be obtained.