The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke ...

The Bates group has spent their days visiting archaeological sites around Rome, but they’ve also joined the crowds in St.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave to elect ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Francis died April 21 at age 88. He was elected March 13, 2013, after five votes in a two-day conclave. His predecessor, Pope ...

More voting to take place today after black smoke appears in Vatican election for next pope - It comes after the 133 cardinal ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

Black smoke has again poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the second or third ballots of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The smoke ...

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...

Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday for the second day of voting to select the next pope, and black smoke ...

The crowd outside St. Peter's Basilica erupted as black smoke began to seep from the Sistine Chapel Wednesday night.