John Paul I — the pope who reigned for 33 days in 1978 — was elected on the fourth ballot. His successor, John Paul II, needed eight. Francis was elected on the fifth in 2013. The longest conclave in ...

The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As depicted (with some ...

John Paul I — the pope who reigned for 33 days in 1978 — was elected on the fourth ballot. His successor, John Paul II, ...

For white smoke, the Vatican says it used to use wet straw, but to make it a more pure color, instead of a confusing grey, they use potassium chlorate ... confiscated and cell-jamming equipment ...

On 7 May the process for the election of the new Pontiff begins - All the ritual of the secret ballot in the Sistine Chapel, from "extra omnes" to white smoke and "habemus papam" ...