From the longest conclave to anti-popes: 10 fun facts about the secret voting to elect a pope

Cardinals enter seclusion before conclave to elect Pope

Catholic cardinals have begun living in seclusion at the Vatican to prepare for a conclave that will elect...

Seats have been installed, the urn where the cardinals will vote and the chimneys where the ballots will be burned and whose smoke will make known the election of the new pontiff

The cardinals are preparing to enter a "secret and closed" location to conduct one of the most secret and complex elections...

What Conclave movie gets right and wrong about the real process of electing Pope

The movie Conclave, as the title gives away, is precisely about the process of Papal election to choose the next head of the Catholic church.

10 Surprising Facts About Papal Conclaves

After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, Catholics across the globe mourned as hundreds of thousands descended on Rome, along with global figures and political leaders, for the Pontiff’s funeral. Now, the Catholic Church must decide on who will succeed the late Pope Francis. This election is one of the most secretive and important processes for the Vatican. On May 7, cardinals will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the next head of the Catho…

How long was longest conclave? Facts about secret voting to elect a pope

“Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of historical trivia.…