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Watch Live Chimney Cam: Vatican conclave Casts First Vote to Elect New Pope
All eyes are on the chimney over the Sistine Chapel for signs of white smoke that will herald the election of a new pope.
White smoke has risen from the Sistine Chapel chimney. What does it mean?
All eyes were on the smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel on May 8 as 133 cardinals voted to select the successor to Pope ...
Papal Conclave Begins: World watching Vatican chimney in anticipation
Cardinal electors are meeting in the Sistine Chapel to vote on a new Pope until they have a two-thirds majority. NBC News ...
2025 conclave Day 2 brings more black smoke, as cardinals continue voting to pick a new pope at Vatican
A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...
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Pope Leo XIV: American Calls for 'Peace' as New Leader of Catholic Church
Vatican observers have long speculated that ... White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, signaling that a ...
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 ...
Photos Show Joyous Vatican Scenes as Robert Prevost Is Announced the New Pope
Robert Francis Prevost was chosen on Thursday, May 8, to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church.
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Unexpected guest spotted on Vatican roof shocks audience amid wait for conclave smoke signal
People have spotted an unexpected guest on the Vatican's Sistine Chapel rooftop during the wait for the conclave smoke signal ...