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

A s the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of ...

The world can expect to know soon who the 267th pope is. Stay tuned. White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope.Credit: AP The joyous crowd in ...

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating cardinals, the world at last has seen white smoke wafting from the Sistine Chapel ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, previously known as Robert Francis Prevost, gave his first ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave vote last night.

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

With no one securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the 133 cardinals returned to the Vatican residences ...

Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, was born on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois. He was sent to Peru in 1985, where he began a transformative chapter of his life. Assigned to the ...

Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger candidate than many outside the Vatican knew.