Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and "clavis," meaning "together" and "key," respectively – highlighting the absolute, ...

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 ...

Video below: Robert Francis Prevost announced as Pope Leo XIV Pope Paul VI was the last to wear the triregnum at his 1963 installation. He also broke with tradition by moving the ceremony outdoors ...

He supported Pope Francis on allowing divorced and remarried ... Pope Paul VI was the last to wear the triregnum, during his installation in 1963. His first act has been choosing his name ...

But much of that pageantry has since been abandoned.Video below: Robert Francis Prevost announced as Pope Leo XIVPope Paul VI was the last to wear the triregnum at his 1963 installation.