The 8 top contenders to replace the late Pope Francis tonight.
Cardinal Wim Eijk, 71, the Netherlands
Cardinal Mario Grech, 67, Malta
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, 69, Italy
Cardinal Raymond Burke, 76, United States of America
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 70, Italy
Cardinal Peter Erdo, 72, Hungary
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, 65, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, 67, Philippines.
The College of Cardinals, comprising 133 eligible cardinals from 70 countries, will elect a new leader for the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church today.
During the conclave, the 133 eligible cardinals will be sequestered from the outside world, surrendering their mobile phones and operating in a cell-phone-jammed environment around the Vatican to prevent external communications.
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