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

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The white smoke may have finally appeared above the Vatican, but Italy’s great race will see a miasma of pink dance across ...

LGBTQ+ Catholics saw Pope Francis’ stance on homosexuality as a strong defense against discrimination in the church ...

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...

During the entire papal conclave, seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney, delighting onlookers. See social ...

The students of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy who earlier this week held a mock conclave were overjoyed Thursday when ...

By the year 1550, ravioli, whole chickens and pies were some of the foods banned from being eaten in a conclave, as they were ...

And yet, the conclave that concluded today in Rome has chosen the first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church: ...

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 ...