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The cardinals who enter the Sistine Chapel use smoke signals to let the outside world know when a new pope has been chosen.

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(AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) FILE - White smoke is seen billowing out from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and announcing that a new pope has been elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.