Looming along a strip of Interstate-135 from Salina to Wichita is the world's tallest chimney sweep. He has changed hands once in his 50 years, all the while receiving little to no repair.

The chimney that will let the world know when cardinals have chosen a successor to Pope Francis was installed Friday on the roof of the Sistine Chapel. Firefighters were seen putting up the ...

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to Pope Francis ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a ...

VATICAN CITY -- Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to ...

irefighters installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday which will emit white smoke to signal the election of a new pope as preparations proceed just five days before cardinals gather ...

The Corps of Firefighters of the Vatican City State installed the ceremonial chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel ahead of the coming conclave. The fire corps erected the ventilation pipe on ...

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to Pope Francis.

133 cardinals under 80 are eligible to vote in the process to elect the next pope Workers install the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican, on May 2, 2025. AFP-GABRIEL BOUYS ...

Firefighters installing the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City on May 2, 2025, ahead of the conclave on May 7 to elect a new pope. (Photo by AFP/Gabriel Bouys) ...