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Sistine Chapel prepped for conclave as battle lines are drawn for future of Catholic Church
The Sistine Chapel is ready for the papal conclave. Front-runners such as Parolin and Tagle are losing momentum amid a ...
A look at the history of the Sistine Chapel, the site of the papal conclave
As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of the ...
White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a new pope has been elected
Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...
White smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling a new pope
White smoke pours from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.
New Pope Elected: Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Emerges Victorious From Conclave After White Smoke Billows From Sistine Chapel
Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was chosen as the 267th Pope elected by 133 cardinals locked inside the Sistine ...
Papal conclave 2025 live updates: Black smoke comes from Sistine Chapel chimney early Thursday
Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...
Sistine Chapel rooftop seagull steals the show as spectators eagerly await pope announcement
As the world watches the conclave, currently underway inside the Sistine Chapel, seagulls perched atop the roof, giving them a bird’s eye view of the chimney where a plume of white or black smoke will ...
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Habemus protestatio: Pink smoke over Rome denounces male-dominated Church
Members of a Catholic women's group lit pink smoke flares on a hill behind the Vatican on Wednesday in protest against gender ...