Conclave officially begins to select a new pope

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The doors of the Sistine Chapel were closed after 133 Catholic cardinals processed inside, ahead of their first vote to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. NBC News’ Lester Holt and Anne Thompson report on what happens next in the secretive, centuries-old voting process.