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The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke again pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope elected after second or third ballots.
Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...
The Corps of Firefighters of the Vatican City State installed the ceremonial chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel ahead ...
On Thursday, the first full day, the cardinals will have morning prayers and head into the Sistine Chapel around 9:30 local ...
On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...