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

The papal conclave is the secret electoral process to elect a new pope. What are the traditions, and what is different this ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

The Vatican's papal conclave to choose a new spiritual leader for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is governed by procedures ...

The papal conclave will soon gather for an evening vote to pick the next head of the Catholic Church. Twice now, black smoke ...

THROUGH UNTRUETomorrow is election day. At times, I find myself wishing our elections resembled the papal conclave.

The surprise stars of the conclave and papal election? It's not Pope Leo, it's his 'fun uncle' brothers - The internet has ...

Officials of the Catholic Church are gathering to select Pope Francis' successor during the papal conclave. Watch here for ...

This past week, the whole world tuned into the Papal conclave, wherein the next leader of the Catholic Church or the vicar of ...

133 cardinals will take part in the private voting process—referred to as a conclave—with a two-thirds majority needed to ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday night, signaling no pope was elected in the first conclave vote.

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