The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

Following Pope Francis's death in April, the Catholic Church has convened a conclave to elect a new leader. Cardinals are ...

The longest conclave since the 20th century began took 14 rounds of balloting across five days, ending with the election of ...

There is no formal time limit for cardinals to elect a pope. Past papal selections have lasted from a few hours to three ...

Explore the history of papal conclaves, from the longest and shortest elections to how we'll know when a new pope is chosen.

The process to choose a new pope will begin Wednesday in the Vatican.The papal conclave is the gathering of voting-eligible ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis" or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist ...

Cardinals attend a mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff, prior to the start of the conclave, at St Peter's Basilica in ...

Today, the papal conclave convened and it is going to captivate ... Seen from the outside, the duration of the conclave can provide hints as to the difficulty or the ease with which the cardinals ...