Vatican Prepares for Conclave as Chimney Installation Signals Start of Pope Selection Process

Vatican Prepares for Conclave as Chimney Installation Signals Start of Pope Selection Process

Last Updated May - 02 - 2025, 05:50 PM | Source : Fela News

Preparations for the conclave to elect a new pope ramp up with the installation of the Sistine Chapel chimney. As cardinals gather, discussions focus on church

 Medications for the  forthcoming conclave to  handpick a new pope  boosted on Friday with the installation of the chimney stack atop the Sistine Tabernacle,  motioning the  launch of the process. Vatican firefighters were seen installing the chimney stack, an important step for the May 7 conclave. After each two rounds of voting, the ballots are burned to advertise the  outgrowth. Black bank signals no pope, while white bank indicates a winner. 

 The white bank  surfaced on March 13, 2013, after the fifth ballot,  publicizing Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis. Francis, the first Latin American pope, passed away on April 21 at age 88. 

As cardinals arrived in Vatican City for the conclave, it was noted that Pope Francis had appointed two nuns to lead  crucial Vatican  services,  pressing his belief in  adding  women's  part in church governance. still, some aged cardinals, like Cardinal Beniamino Stella, opposed Francis' reforms, which allowed women and lay people to head Vatican  services  rather of church. 

 Pre-conclave  conversations have centered on the  unborn direction of the church and the  rates  demanded in the new pope. Some conservative cardinals hope for a figure who can restore traditional  training and bring stability to the Vatican bureaucracy, following  review of Francis' leadership. 

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