A seagull perched to view the ongoing conclave. The Sistine Chapel seagulls are becoming the stars of the 2025 papal conclave. The livestream of the historic event, which began in the early morning ...

With the funeral of Pope Francis now behind us, officials at the Vatican are getting ready for the conclave, which will ultimately choose the new pope. On Friday morning, May 2, Vatican workers were ...

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to Pope Francis. Vatican ...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 2 - The chimney that billows smoke during elections for a new pope was being installed on the roof the Sistine Chapel Friday ahead of the conclave of cardinals that begins next ...

With the whole world watching the Sistine Chapel's chimney, waiting for the white smoke that will signal the election of the new pope, the normally plain tile roof was enlivened by the arrival of two ...

The Sistine Chapel seagulls are becoming the stars of the 2025 papal conclave. The livestream of the historic event, which began in the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 7, panned to a flock of ...