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Seagulls Roosting on Sistine Chapel Roof End Up with VIP Seats to Papal Conclave
The Sistine Chapel seagulls are becoming the stars of the 2025 papal conclave. The livestream of the historic event panned to ...
Doors of Sistine Chapel close, conclave to elect new pope starts
The doors of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican were closed on Wednesday, signalling the start of a secret conclave where 133 ...
Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
The elite Swiss Guard watching over conclave have a dramatic role as papal bodyguards
It's a declaration that they are willing to do so again, according to Bry Jensen, a historian and host of a podcast about the ...
With ceremony and secrecy, the conclave for a new pope is about to begin
As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...
Michelangelo meets James Bond: high-tech in Sistine Chapel to keep conclave secret
Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...