Vatican Installs Chimney On Sistine Chapel As World Waits For Conclave To Elect A New Pope | Francis – News18

Vatican City is gearing up for the papal conclave on May 7. In the run up to the event, the symbolic installation of the Sistine Chapel chimney took place. The chimney plays a key role in communicating the results of voting done by cardinals. If no pope is chosen, the ballots are mixed with components to produce black smoke. But if there is a winner, the burning ballots are mixed with potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin to produce the white smoke. n18oc_world n18oc_crux00:00 INTRODUCTION00:56 HOW DOES THE PAPAL CONCLAVE WORK 01:50 WHO ARE THE FRONTRUNNERS TO BE POPE 02:45 BLACK SMOKE VS WHITE SMOKE03:35 HABEMUS PAPAM


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