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Smoke is coming: See workers installing chimney on Sistine Chapel before conclave
On Friday morning, May 2, Vatican workers were seen hoisting a chimney onto the roof at the Sistine Chapel, according to photos and video taken by Reuters. The chimney will soon be used to display the smoke from burnt ballots during the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor.
Fans of the Oscar-nominated movie “Conclave,” which is about a papal election, might think they have a head start on what’s ...
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After every round of voting during a conclave, the ballots are burned with chemicals in a process that enables the cardinals ...
At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...
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Conclave,” the film may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the ...
The rules of the conclave say that cardinals under the age of 80 are invited to take part in the conclave. That means that ...
When cardinals met for their second conclave of 1978 after the sudden death of Pope John Paul I, Vienna's Franz Koenig ...
Following Pope Francis's death, the Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel to prepare for the papal conclave. Cardinals will ...
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