VATICAN CITY — Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to ...

The Corps of Firefighters of the Vatican City State installed the ceremonial chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel ahead of the coming conclave. The fire corps erected the ventilation pipe on ...

In a post on its official X handle on Friday, the Vatican announced that its fire brigade is currently putting up the chimney stack which will announce the election of the new Pope. The post reads ...

This weekend, when a chimney was attached by the Vatican fire brigade (yes, a real thing) atop the roof of the Sistine Chapel, in Saint Peter’s Square, journalists in Rome flooded social media ...

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Vatican City is gearing up for the papal conclave, marked by the symbolic installation of the Sistine Chapel chimney. The prominent fixture will signal the election of Pope Francis's successor.

VATICAN CITY _ The chimney is up, the tourists are out and the cardinals are on deck. Final preparations were under way Saturday in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave of prelates who will elect a ...

Vatican firefighters were seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel installing the chimney, a key moment in the preparation for the May 7 conclave. After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine ...