Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A television crew stands in front of St. Peter's Basilica as the conclave to elect a new pope is set to begin on Wednesday, May 7.

With the proclamation of “extra omnes” (“outside everyone”) on the afternoon of May 7, the thick wooden doors of the Sistine Chapel were closed and guarded at every entrance by Swiss Guards while the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries-old ritual of electing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican official says ‘extra omnes,’ the Latin phrase to tell non-cardinals to leave Sistine Chapel so vote ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With the cry of "extra omnes" — Latin for "all out" — the great doors of the Sistine Chapel closed Wednesday and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries-old ritual of electing ...

VATICAN CITY — With the cry of “Extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — the great doors of the Sistine Chapel closed Wednesday and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries-old ritual of electing a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican official says ‘extra omnes,’ the Latin phrase to tell non-cardinals to leave Sistine Chapel so vote can start.