Vatican officials settled on Friday (2) the chimney on the surface of the Sistin Church, which will be used to burn the flavor notes that will elect the successor of Pope Francis.
The secret meeting begins on May 7, when the currency uses chimneys to inform the outside world if they choose a new leader of the Catholic Church, which has 1.4 billion believers.
Black smoke means that there is no decision, while Branka will announce that Pope 267 was elected.
Workers repair rust tube over ceiling tiles Sistine Church From the fifteenth century, known for the murals of Michelangelo.
It is clear that the chimneys are clear from the Saint Peter Square, where thousands of people must meet during the range to know how the secret vote is progressing.
Francisco, who died on April 21The Pope was since 2013 and was the first appearance in America. About 133 Cardinal, about 80 % of them are appointed by Francisco, They must vote for their successors.
Two others, which were held in 2005 and 2013, ended at the end of the second day of voting.
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Michelangelo, Fresco from the final ruling of the Church Sistine, after restoration, the Vatican city, Rome • • VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images
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The Vatican City – April 18: Catholic Cardoli is participating in the electoral scope in the Sistin Church, on April 18, 2005, in the Vatican, the Vatican city. The 115 Cardinals will elect Pope John Paul II during the flavor in the church, when he declares the symbolic white smoke that comes out of the chimneys to the world that they reached a decision. • Arturo Mari – Vatikan Baraka/ Getty Pictures
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Adam was created from the ceiling of the Sistin Church by Michelangelo Bonnarotti (Italian, 1475-1564) Graphicaartis/Getty Images
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White smoke is seen from the ceiling of Cistin chapel, indicating that the Cardinate College has elected the new Pope on March 13, 2013 in the Vatican city, the Vatican • Peter MacDarramide/Getty Pictures
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The Vatican City, Vatican – January 9: Pope Francis (C) is released with ambassadors accredited with the Apostolic Chair in the Sistin Church, on January 9, 2020, in the Vatican city. In his annual speech to the Diplomatic Corps members at the beginning of the new year, Pope Francis says that the increase in tensions between Iran and the United States “are at risk … waiving the gradual process of rebuilding in Iraq, as well as preparing the land for broader conflict.” Vatican swimming pool/Getty
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The procession of the Holy Kurdish College goes to the Sistin Church, where they will be imprisoned to start the flavor to elect the successor of Pope John Paul I Gety pictures