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

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 ...

Papal conclaves don’t just elect the next pope — they mark turning points in the history of the Catholic Church and, often, ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle are among the favourites to succeed Pope Francis ...

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

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

One of the most remarkable aspects of Papal conclaves is the potential length of the election process. While modern conclaves typically conclude within a few days, history has seen conclave periods ...

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

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

Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States is the new pope, succeeding Pope Francis, and taking the name Pope Leo XIV. He’s ...