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Vatican installs chimney on Sistine Chapel

Vatican Installs Chimney Over Sistine Chapel Ahead of New Pope Election

Vatican staff installed a chimney on the Sistine Chapel ahead of the May 7 conclave, where cardinals will elect a new pope to succeed Francis.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

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 Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to Pope Francis.

AOL · 11h

Conclave smoke signals ready: Vatican installs chimney over Sistine Chapel

The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which will be used in burning the ballots for the conclave that will elect a successor to Pope Francis.

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Pope Francis' legacy: boosting women's roles in the Vatican

During his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis introduced significant changes to the Catholic Church, notably increasing the involvement of women in leadership roles

The Financial Times · 1d

How Pope Francis failed to fix the Vatican’s finances

Along with the spiritual leadership of the world’s 1.3bn Catholics, the late Pope Francis wrestled with a more temporal task: overseeing the complex and opaque finances of the world’s smallest country.

Hola USA on MSN · 1h

Pope Francis: 5 Fascinating facts about choosing a new Pope

Pope Francis died last month, prompting a wave of remembrances from all over the world. As the first Latin American Pope, Francis leaves behind a significant legacy, one highlighted by his progressive ideals and environmental concerns.

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Vatican's 'May Madness': Will new pope be progressive or will church turn back the clock?

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

Catholic News Agency6h

2025 conclave to be largest in Catholic Church’s history

The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 electors in the 2005 and 2013 elections.

CBS News3d

Conclave to choose a new pope to begin May 7, Vatican says. Here's how Pope Francis' successor will be chosen.

The reign of Pope Francis is over, and as the Catholic Church mourns his death, it is also looking to the future. On Monday — two days after the pope's funeral — the Vatican confirmed that a ...

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What Does the Pope Do? Bishop of Rome Doesn't Just Run the Catholic Church

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

Catholic News Agency5h

Francis, the pope who put the Church in green mode

Welcomed by some and rejected by others, Laudato Si’ emerged as one of the most important documents of Francis’ pontificate.

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Italians once ruled the Catholic Church. Will they lead it again?

Italians got the next best thing in Pope Francis — the Argentine son of Italian immigrants. But many here wondered whether one of their own would ever again sit on the throne of St. Peter. Now some ...

The Independent2d

One of these cardinals could become the new pope

Wanted: A holy man. Job description: Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Location: Vatican City. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered ...

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Why Trump's MAGA faithful are watching the Vatican and the 'fight for the soul of the Catholic Church'

The conclave will be a "fight for the soul of the Catholic Church" between those who saw promise in the modernising changes ...

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