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The chimney that will carry the smoke up and out of the chapel roof to indicate whether or not the conclave has selected a new pope depending upon the color. The conclave to pick a new pope will begin on Tuesday (March 12) the Vatican said Friday, resolving an open question that had dogged the cardinals meeting here over the past week. RNS photo by David Gibson

(RNS4-mar9) The stoves where cardinals burn the ballots and add chemicals to make the color. The conclave to pick a new pope will begin on Tuesday (March 12) the Vatican said Friday, resolving an open question that had dogged the cardinals meeting here over the past week. For use with RNS-NEW-POPE, transmitted on March 9, 2013, RNS photo by David Gibson.