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 firefighters were seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel installing the chimney,

The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which will be used in burning the ballots for the conclave that will elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Five days before cardinals gather for the conclave, firefighters on Friday installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel which will emit white smoke to signal the election of a new pope. Held behind locked doors,

If Roman Catholic cardinals have not picked a new pope by day three of next week's conclave, then things are not going to plan.

Fans of the Oscar-nominated movie "Conclave," which is about a papal election, might think they have a head start on what’s to come. But how faithful is the movie to the real thing? "Conclave" tells the story of Cardinal Thomas Lawrence,