After a thorough restoration, workers are returning the 150-year-old copper statues to the top of Notre-Dame Cathedral.

The restoration of the Lady Chapel in Saint-Sulpice (Paris) ... A heater exploded in 1858 and a bomb shell fell on the chapel roof in 1870. Over the years, some heavy-handed restoration work was ...

With the whole world watching the Sistine Chapel's chimney, waiting for the white smoke that will signal the election of the new pope, the normally plain tile roof was enlivened by the arrival of ...

The Sistine Chapel seagulls are becoming the stars of the 2025 papal conclave. The livestream of the historic event panned to a flock of seagulls perched on the roof of the Sistine Chapel ...

Behold, God’s flock! A seagull appeared on the roof of the Sistine Chapel just moments before its chimney began billowing white smoke to signal a new pope had been chosen Thursday — sending ...

The cardinals are voting inside the Sistine Chapel, but the seagulls have the high ground. As the world watches the conclave, underway inside the Sistine Chapel, seagulls perched atop the roof ...

VATICAN CITY — Preparations for the conclave to find the new head of the Catholic Church accelerated on Friday with the installation of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election ...

Vatican firefighters were seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel installing the chimney, a key moment in the preparation for the May 7 conclave. June 8, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account.

A chimney was installed Friday on the roof of the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave set to begin next Wednesday, which will decide the successor to Pope Francis.

Firefighters work on the roof of the Sistine Chapel to set a chimney ahead of the conclave at the Vatican on May 2, 2025. Photo by Stoyan Nenov/ Reuters.

Vatican firefighters were seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel installing the chimney, a key moment in the preparation for the May 7 conclave. Stream Philadelphia News for free, 24/7, wherever ...

Firefighters place the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather to elect the new pope, at the Vatican, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Preparations ...