Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij arrives at the Vatican, Saturday, May 3, 2025, to attend the General Congregation of cardinals in the New Synod Hall where they are preparing for the upcoming conclave starting on May 7, to elect the 267th Roman pontiff. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Cardinal Vincente Bokalic Iglic arrives at the Vatican, Saturday, May 3, 2025, to attend the General Congregation of cardinals in the New Synod Hall where they are preparing for the upcoming conclave starting on May 7, to elect the 267th Roman pontiff. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)In this image taken on Friday, May 2, 2025, and made available Saturday, May 3, 2025, by Vatican Media, Italian firefighters install a temporary chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, which will release smoke signalsblack or whitefrom the upcoming conclave starting May 7, indicating whether a new pope has been elected. (Vatican Media via AP)In this image taken on Monday, April 28, 2025, and made available Saturday, May 3, 2025, by Vatican Media, workers prepare the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, where the upcoming conclave will start May 7, backdropped by Michelangelo Buonarroti's fresco 'The Last Judgement'. (Vatican Media via AP)This image taken on Friday, May 2, 2025, and made available Saturday, May 3, 2025, by Vatican Media, shows a temporary stove inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican that will release smoke signalsblack or whitefrom the upcoming conclave starting May 7, indicating whether a new pope has been elected. (Vatican Media via AP)
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Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij arrives at the Vatican, Saturday, May 3, 2025, to attend the General Congregation of cardinals in the New Synod Hall where they are preparing for the upcoming conclave starting on May 7, to elect the 267th Roman pontiff. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
