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Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election
Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...
Conclave latest: Black smoke rises from chimney - no pope elected on Day 1
On Thursday, the first full day, the cardinals will have morning prayers and head into the Sistine Chapel around 9:30 local ...
Vatican chimney installed for conclave
Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...
Ahead of the conclave, the Vatican staff is to be sworn to secrecy under threat of excommunication
The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They ...
Cardinals mull Pope Francis' replacement as Vatican preps for conclave, fireworks expert tests "holy smoke"
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...
Waiting for the Smoke That Heralds a New Pope
As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the ...
Vatican City filled with hope and anticipation for new pope
The black smoke from the Sistine Chapel indicated that two-thirds of the Catholic cardinals are still grappling with which ...
Seagulls in Vatican City have front row seating to papal conclave smoke
The seagulls in Vatican City are pulling in views of their own with a front row seat to the papal conclave decision.