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 ...

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

The drama and intrigue of a modern papal election can be movie-worthy, but the level of skulduggery these days is modest ...

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

A guide to history’s most unusual Conclaves - as the next papal election begins - The history of papal elections features ...

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

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

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

The black and white smoke that emerges from the Sistine Chapel during a papal conclave is part of a longstanding tradition — ...

Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's ...