Sistine Chapel chimney goes up as conclave nears
March 9, 2013: Following the announcement of the start of the conclave to elect the
new Pope, the installation of the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel is being
done on Saturday morning. This will signal the election of the Pope with white smoke.World’s Cardinal electors assembled in Rome will begin voting for the next pope on 12th March. The College of Cardinals decided the date on the fifth day of their pre-conclave meetings on Friday, after waiting for the 115 cardinals eligible and expected to vote.
The first session of voting inside the Sistine Chapel will begin in the afternoon, following a morning Mass "Pro eligendo Summo Pontifice" ("for the election of the supreme pontiff") in St. Peter's Basilica.
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