The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected in just a few hours, according to Vatican historian Ambrogio Piazzoni.

Explore historical trivia behind the longest conclave and the shortest, the oldest pope and the youngest and a handful of antipopes as well.

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Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

Of the 252 cardinals at the Vatican, only 135 are eligible to vote ... He previously served as head of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences and has emphasized theological orthodoxy.

20th-century architectural masterpieces that reflect changes to the Catholic liturgy ordained by successive popes and the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65, and are home to important examples of ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

The legacy of Pope Francis is large and complex, with plenty of high points. But part of it is ambiguity and verbal confusion on matters of church doctrine, pointing to a need for clarification by who ...

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with his selection of a council of cardinals to advise him on reform called the C9, and the establishment of a commission that included lay and ordained experts to help address the Vatican’s ...