The conclave to elect a new pope has begun, but how long will it last? Here's the longest and shortest a conclave has lasted in history.

According to Politico, the 2024 thriller has been a “helpful research tool” for clerics to learn about how the process works.

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

The cardinals selecting the next pope will take their meals at a Vatican guesthouse. One conclave veteran said the fare was “food you could eat at a train station.”

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has certainly already begun.

Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

In lavish halls, days before a conclave will select a new pope, power brokers came together for a mix of devotion, activism, money and socializing.

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter’s Square over the coming days to keep track of the conclave to elect a new pope

Nuns don’t have a vote in the election of a pope. But nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders gathered in Rome on Monday to chart a course forward.

After black smoke appeared on the first day of the conclave, the search for Pope Francis's successor continues. The 133 cardinal electors will meet for up to four rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday.