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Black smoke billows from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel indicating that the College of Cardinals have failed to elect a new Pope on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

What’s In A Smoke Signal? Vatican Reveals Ingredients

The Vatican has revealed what the smoke signals emerging from the Sistine Chapel chimney are made of after the stir caused by how much more distinct the black smoke in this conclave has been compared to the past.

2013/03/13

Archbischop of Galveston-Houston cardinal Daniel Di Nardo and Franciscan archbischop of Boston cardinal George O'Malley attend a meeting with accreditated media at Vatican at the Pontifical North American College on March 5, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

U.S. Cardinals Nix Conclave Briefings Over Concerns Of Leaks

New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan went ahead with his live radio show broadcast from Rome Wednesday despite officials cancelling daily briefings over worries that details of the secret proceedings were being leaked to the media.

2013/03/06

Pope Benedict XVI (Photo credit: VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)

Vatican Officials: Pope Benedict XVI Has Pacemaker

Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi said Benedict has had the pacemaker for years. He received the device before he became pope in 2005 to help regulate his heartbeat.

2013/02/12

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