Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.. The 133 cardinals are expected to vote again in the morning after ...

Workers have completed the installation of the chimney on top of the Vatican building in Rome, Italy. ... the chimney may fill the sky above the Sistine Chapel with black smoke multiple times.

Sistine Chapel at Vatican Museum in Rome, Italy Sistine Chapel is the most famous in the world, but all the ceilings there are beautiful. Pugliese family visited Vatican Museum in Italy in June 2025 ...

Black smoke is seen from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel meaning a new pope is not yet elected and voting will continue, on May 7, 2025, ... as seen from Rome, Italy May 8, 2025.

Diego Giovanni Ravelli, master of pontifical liturgical celebrations, closes the doors of the Sistine Chapel at the start of the conclave to elect a new pope in the Vatican on May 7, 2025.

This week 133 cardinals will meet in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to select a new pope who will lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. ... 2025 in Rome, Italy.

Ahead of the election of the next pope, a chimney was installed atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday, which will help notify the public of the 267th pope. Accessibility links Skip to main content ...

A view of the roof of the Sistine Chapel, where a chimney for the conclave will be set, at the Vatican, as seen from Rome, Italy, April 28, 2025. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis.

Workers have completed the installation of the chimney on top of the Vatican building in Rome, Italy. The color of the chimney smoke will give hints to the public about how the papal selection process ...