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How Long Do Papal Conclaves Last? A Look at How Timings Have Changed Drastically in Recent Years
The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.
What do 'The Sopranos' and the pope conclave have in common? This bloodline, it turns out
When eagle-eyed viewers noticed a similarity between one of the cardinals and a "Sopranos" character, it turned out there was ...
With A New Pope, ‘Conclave’ Becomes The Most Relevant Movie Of The Year
That’s probably what a lot of people thought on Thursday after the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert ...
2025 conclave Day 2 brings more black smoke, as cardinals continue voting to pick a new pope at Vatican
A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...
Conclave to Choose New Pope Begins: What Happens Next?
The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.
Pope Leo XIV live updates: New pontiff prays at tomb of Francis ahead of first Sunday address
Pope Leo XIV has taken his first trip outside the Vatican to visit a Catholic shrine and pay respects at the tomb of his ...
Vatican goes viral: TikTokers fascinated by pope election
The ritual for electing a new pope took social media by storm this week as content creators reacted to the ancient tradition ...
Secret Conclave Exposé Reveals Who Almost Beat Leo
The papal conclave was moving toward crowning someone else Pope—until a turn of support vaulted Leo XIV to the top, a ...