Doors closed as cardinals gather to elect new pope (Video)   A solemn hush fell over the Vatican as the world’s attention turned to the Sistine Chapel, where Catholic cardinals from across the globe took an oath of secrecy and commenced the sacred process of electing a new Pope. Gathered under Michelangelo’s breathtaking Renaissance frescoes, the cardinals filed into the chapel on Wednesday in a centuries-old ritual. Each cardinal bowed at the altar and took their designated seat before the traditional Latin declaration “extra omnes”, meaning “everyone out” echoed through the holy space. With...