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

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

Catholic cardinals from around the world are converging on Vatican City in advance of the conclave that will elect the ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

The church officially recognizes St. Peter, the first pope, as the longest-serving, with at least 34 years. However, many ...

Pope Francis died today following a long and public battle with pneumonia. He was 88. Francis still had a ways to go to ...

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Pope Benedict was elected in 2005, just after his 78th birthday. Of the 103 popes whose exact age at election is known, Pope ...

Francis’ 2024 changes to burial rites for pontiffs paved the way for his more humble funeral and particular burial site, the ...

The longest conclave of the past 200 years happened in 1831, when it took 51 days to elect Pope Gregory XVI. The longest took place in the 13th century, before conclaves were formalized ...