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Reporters film the stove used to turn chemicals that tell the world when cardinals have elected a new Pope on August 23, 1978. The traditional method of announcing the election of a new Pope is via white smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney.

Reporters film the stove used to turn chemicals that tell the world when cardinals have elected a new Pope on August 23, 1978. The traditional method of announcing the election of a new Pope is via white smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney. — Reuters