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.

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

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

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

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

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

Although some historical conclaves have lasted as long as three years, many experts predict that the Catholic church could ...

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 ...