It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the Catholic Church’s history, forging for the first time the word “conclave.” ...

Pope Leo XIV reopened the papal apartment, sealed since Francis’ death. The pope’s residence hasn’t always been in the ...

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

The conclave begins today, Wednesday, May 7. A conclave must start 15 to 20 days after the death of the previous pope. Pope ...

an archaeologist at Viterbo's Palazzo dei Papi (Palace of the Popes). In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor ...

an archaeologist at Viterbo's Palazzo dei Papi (Palace of the Popes). In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle are among the favourites to succeed Pope Francis ...

VITERBO, Italy (AP) — It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that put an end to the longest papal election in the history of the Catholic Church, forging ...

The cardinals were first locked in Viterbo’s papal palace with a key, giving birth to the term conclave, which comes from the Latin words “cum” (with) and “clavem” (key). “The ...

The cardinals were first locked in Viterbo’s papal palace with a key, giving birth to the term conclave, which comes from the Latin words “cum” (with) and “clavem” (key). “The ...

An image of Pope Gregory X who was elected after the longest conclave in the Catholic Church's history, is exhibited in the Palace of the Popes in Viterbo, Italy, Friday, May 2, 2025. Credit ...