At Mary Immaculate School in Farmers Branch, students held a "mock conclave," complete with young cardinals and a new pope.

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming Vatican conclave at which members of the College of Cardinals will elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Clerics, cardinals and Vatican staff have all taken an oath of secrecy before the college of cardinals meets in the Sistine Chapel to choose a successor for Pope Francis to lead the Catholic Church.

After the death of Pope Francis, cardinals of the church will soon gather to pick the next pontiff, with many flocking to social media to share updates with the public.

All cardinals who are eligible to elect the next head of the Catholic Church have arrived in Rome two days before the conclave begins. On Wednesday, a total of 133 Catholic dignitaries will begin the process of electing a successor to Pope Francis,

Many of the 133 cardinals set to vote in the Sistine Chapel this week have never been through a conclave before. Most were appointed by Pope Francis and hail from small or previou