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 ...

The white smoke came out of the chimney on the fifth ballot on March 13, 2013, and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was introduced to the world as Pope Francis a short time later from the loggia of ...

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.

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 ...