Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will take place in the Sistine Chapel, with ballots continuing in succession until any candidate secures two-thirds of the available votes.

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke will be sent up the chimney of the Sistine Chapel when that happens, to indicate a new pope has been chosen.

The cardinals at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City vow to follow the rules of the conclave, the process by which the next pope is chosen.

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel Wednesday before sealing themselves inside.

As the conclave to find Pope Francis’ successor continues, the cardinals are not eating gourmet food amid their sequestered time in the Vatican—see the foods like ravioli that are banned altogether.

Well, it seems as though Edward Berger’s Oscar-winning “ Conclave ” could have been a documentary. Life is imitating art as Politico has revealed that real-life Catholic cardinals are binging the film ahead of the papal conclave process to replace late Pope Francis, which begins today, May 7.

Many of the cardinals participating were appointed by Pope Francis and have never experienced a conclave for themselves.

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney, delighting onlookers.