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The science behind Sistine Chapel smoke signals
What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?
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 ...
Pope Leo XIV congratulated by cardinals and Vatican clerks as he leaves Sistine Chapel
Cardinal Robert Prevost on Thursday became the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.
Sistine Chapel doors close as conclave begins
The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...
Meet the Villanova student and Vatican intern who had a hunch Robert Prevost would become the next pope
A lot of my friends are calling it the Villanova Vatican,” said Caroline Pirtle, a Villanova University junior who interned at the Vatican this semester and just returned home to Minneapolis Thursday ...
Conclave live: Vatican cuts phone signal ahead of secret Sistine Chapel vote to elect new pope
First vote to decide the next Pope to take place today - Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio ...