News
Vatican firefighters install conclave chimney that'll signal new pope
In preparations for next week’s conclave to elect a new pope, a chimney has been installed atop the Sistine Chapel to signal when a new pontiff has been selected. Black smoke means new no pope has been chosen and white smoke means someone received two-thirds of the ballot and has agreed to be the leader of the Catholic Church.
Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?
The death of Pope Francis and global aid cuts led by the United States could complicate the work of a group of experts ...
White smoke from the simple, skinny copper pipe placed by Vatican firefighters will signal the selection of a new Pope.
The French president held a series of meetings with cardinals and other Church officials while in the Italian capital last ...
Vatican installs chimney on Sistine Chapel as world waits on pope election - The chimney plays a key role in communicating ...
It could very well be the biggest sporting event ever held inside the walls of the Vatican. The Giro d’Italia will pay homage ...
Heavy is the white mitre worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback