Sistine Chapel rooftop seagull steals the show as spectators eagerly await pope announcement

The cardinals are voting inside the Sistine Chapel, but the seagulls have the high ground. As the world watches the conclave, underway inside the Sistine Chapel, seagulls perched atop the roof, giving them a bird’s-eye view of the chimney where a plume of white or black smoke will soon tell the world whether a new pope has been elected. 3 Seagulls perched themselves atop the Sistine Chapel roof, as if lying in @EWTNVatican / X The livestream camera showing a fixed shot of the tile roof of