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Chimney work at Sistine Chapel ahead of papal conclave
Vatican workers fixed the Sistine Chapel chimney pipe to signal white smoke for a pope election. Cardinals, aides, and house staff took oaths of secrecy as the conclave prep continued. The College of Cardinals met for the second to last time before the vote, while John Paul II’s World Mission Sunday message was released.
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Vatican City
Sistine Chapel
Vatican
John Paul II
College of
Cardinal Electors
Apostolic Palace
God
College of Cardinals
Joaquin Navarro-Valls
John Paul
World Mission
Domenico Stinellis
Associated Press
U.S
Roger Michael Manony
Francis Bernard Law
St. Peter's Basilica