Papal conclaves have featured calls of election fraud and bribery so gauche that riches were wheeled in on donkey carts.

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

The conclave to elect a new pope has begun, but how long will it last? Here's the longest and shortest a conclave has lasted ...

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

The drama and intrigue of a modern papal election can be movie-worthy, but the level of skulduggery these days is modest ...

The Sistine Chapel, with its awe-inspiring Renaissance frescoes, is a majestic stage for the Catholic Church’s most sacred ritual: the election of a new pope. But beneath the sacred decor, conclaves ...

Although some historical conclaves have lasted as long as three years, many experts predict that the Catholic church could ...

A guide to history’s most unusual Conclaves - as the next papal election begins - The history of papal elections features ...

Intelligence agencies have long gathered information to help their governments get a sense of who the next pope might be ...

America' is covering its 10th papal conclave this week—and while the technology has changed, the content remains much the ...

Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's ...