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Vatican workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope
Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...
Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election
Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...
Conclave smoke signals ready: Vatican installs chimney over Sistine Chapel
Vatican workers hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which will be used in burning the ballots for the ...
The Vatican closes the Sistine Chapel to the public and prepares for a papal conclave
The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after ...
Ahead of the conclave, the Vatican staff is to be sworn to secrecy under threat of excommunication
The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They ...
National Catholic Reporter3hOpinion
Vatican prepares Sistine Chapel for election of a new pope. Here's what happens in a conclave.
The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.
Catholic Standard2h
Workers ready Sistine Chapel for conclave
The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican.
Newser on MSN1d
Vatican Gets Sistine Chapel Ready to Hunker Down
Around 135 cardinals will enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to begin the process of electing the new leader of the ...
USA Today6d
What to know about the Sistine Chapel, site of the conclave to pick a new pope
In a process shrouded in secrecy, the Sacred College of Cardinals is gearing up to elect Pope Francis' successor inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, renowned for its extensive Renaissance art ...