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

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

Update: White smoke poured from the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon at the Vatican, indicating that the cardinal electors in the conclave had chosen a new pope.

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a pope.

Cardinal Blase Cupich visited the Chicago school that became a viral sensation for holding a mini conclave while the real ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church — and his papal name is Pope Leo XIV ...