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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.
Pope Leo XIV conclave by the numbers: From number of cardinals to length of voting
Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...
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 ...
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 ...
How Pope Leo XIV became the conclave’s stealth candidate
Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger ...
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 ...
Conclave: How will the next Pope be chosen?
How is a new Pope chosen? How long could the conclave last? In a special edition of the Global News Podcast, the BBC’s Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool answers listener questions on the conclave at the ...
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 ...