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Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

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Black smoke has poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that no new Pope has been elected.It is the second smoke ...

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Cardinals have been locked inside the Sistine Chapel for a second day to elect a new pope—watch our live stream of the chimney.