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 Wednesday to pick a successor to late Pope Francis.
Later Friday there will be tests to make sure that it is working
properly, the Vatican said.
The chimney will be connected to two stoves, one older and made
of cast iron and one more modern.
The first is from 1939 and will be used to burn the ballots; the
second is more recent, from 2005, and will be used instead to
burn the additives that will produce the black color in the
event of non-election and the iconic white smoke when the new
Roman pontiff is elected.
The white smoke will also be accompanied by the ringing of St
Peter's bells.
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