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What to know about the Sistine Chapel, site of the conclave to pick a new pope
From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.
A look at the history of the Sistine Chapel, the site of the papal conclave
As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold ...
The Papal ‘conclave cam’ is slow TV
On YouTube, hundreds of thousands of viewers around the world are staring at an unmoving broadcast of the Sistine Chapel ...
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Black smoke: Cardinals fail to elect new pope on first try
Ella IDE and Clement MELKI AFP May 7, 2025 May 7, 2025 Updated May 8, 2025 Thick black smoke emerged Wednesday from the ...
Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...
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Networks build virtual Sistine Chapels to explain conclave’s process
With the inner-workings of conclave traditionally sealed behind closed doors, networks looked to extended reality ... Read ...
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Here’s how a new pope is chosen: Expert explains the conclave ceremony
“Literally, the word conclave means ‘with a key;’ they’re locked into the Sistine Chapel with a key to minimize any undue exterior influence,” said Pramuk. From ‘conclave’ to ...
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White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the election of a new pope
VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic ...
Pope Leo XIV calls his election both a cross and a blessing, offers first homily
Robert Prevost, who took the name Pope Leo XIV, led his first Mass at the Sistine Chapel. He is the first American pope in ...