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.

Some have watched it in the cinema,” one cleric involved said, adding that the movie accurately portrays how the conclave works.

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.