More than 100 cardinals have gathered at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel in Rome as the process begins to elect a new head for the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis.

The Catholic heads have entered the chapel and will have no communication with the outside world until a new pope is elected.

After the first vote later today, smoke will emerge from the Sistine Chapel chimney – black smoke means more voting will take place tomorrow, white means there is a new pope.