It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that put an end to the longest papal election in ...

The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal ...

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

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

Catholic cardinals are set to gather for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

The conclave officially commences Wednesday, May 7 at 4 a.m. ET (10 a.m. in Rome) with a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

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Cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican Wednesday to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis.

As the world waits to see white smoke, let’s look back on our 10 favorite onscreen popes—from Jude Law to Jeremy Irons.

Cardinals gather in secret after Pope Francis's burial to elect a new leader. The world watches for smoke from the Sistine ...