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.

Details for the procedure of next week's conclave have not yet been confirmed. bur-ar/ams/jm Workers install the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican, on May 2, 2025.

Watch a live feed of the Sistine Chapel's chimney as the conclave of Catholic cardinals meets in Vatican City to choose the next pope. When the new pope is chosen, white smoke will pour out from ...

Band marches as white smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. Crowds cheered as the smoke emerged and the bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang.

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. NBC Universal, Inc. Preparations for the conclave ...

Firefighters installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday, which will emit white smoke to signal the election of a new pope as preparations proceed just five days before cardinals ...

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. NBC Universal, Inc. Preparations for the conclave ...

Vatican chimney installed ahead of papal conclave.Held behind locked doors, the conclave will signal to the world the outcome by burning ballots in a special stove, with the chimney emitting black ...