Cardinal-electors take an oath to maintain “absolute and perpetual secrecy” concerning “all matters directly or indirectly ...

Papal conclaves have featured calls of election fraud and bribery so gauche that riches were wheeled in on donkey carts.

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

For nearly 180 years, papal conclaves have chosen a new pope in three to five days. In centuries past, they've taken a lot longer.

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

In case you were wondering if this concern was a new one, the second issue ever of America featured an editorial on papal conclaves in which the editors argued (wait for it) that Austria ...

Here are ten surprising and interesting facts about Papal conclaves. There is no limit as to how long a conclave can last when electing a new Pope. One vote will be held on the first day of voting.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... Luis Antonio Tagle are among the favourites to succeed Pope Francis ahead of the Papal Conclave, which begins on ...

VATICAN CITY—The cardinals were bitterly divided over the next pope. The Italian prelates wanted an Italian pope, the French wanted a Frenchman, and neither side budged for nearly three years.

The next four conclaves took place during the ... from the Second World War to Pope Francis, published by Hurst. Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and ...