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With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes have turned to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church.

On Monday morning, cardinals will hold their fifth general meeting since the pope’s death, at which they are expected to pick a date for the conclave.

Held behind locked doors in the frescoed Sistine Chapel, the election of a pope has been a subject of public fascination for centuries.

Cardinal-electors will cast four votes per day until one candidate secures a two-thirds majority, a result broadcast to the waiting world by burning papers that emit white smoke.

Luxembourg Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich said last week he expected the conclave to take place on May 5 or 6 shortly after the nine days of papal mourning, which ends on May 4.

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