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

The selection of Robert Prevost surprised outside observers. But as other contenders fell away, one after another, the ...

Cardinal electors begin voting for new pope in Vatican 2025 conclave, as world waits for signal of white smoke.

All eyes were on the smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel on May 8 as 133 cardinals voted to select the successor to Pope ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

The announcement: Minutes later, Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti stepped onto a balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and ...

The conclave to elect the 267th pope ended after the second day of voting on Thursday, marking one of the shortest conclaves in history.

Speaking to BBC News, Mathew Schmalz, a professor in Catholic studies at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, says ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to elect the new pope.

Robert Prevost - now known as Pope Leo XIV - has become the first American pontiff after white smoke finally emerged from the ...