In real life, the 1492 conclave ended with the selection of Rodrigo Borgia as Pope Alexander VI, an outcome so heavily influenced by bribery that it inspired new rules against simony, or the ...

A conclave of as many as 250 Catholic cardinals at the Vatican produced black smoke, indicating no result, following the ...

Explore historical trivia behind the longest conclave and the shortest, the oldest pope and the youngest and a handful of ...

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the ...

Here are ten surprising and interesting facts about Papal conclaves.The longest conclave lasted almost three yearsThere is no limit as to how long a conclave can last when electing a new Pope. One ...

Anti-Popes, 1,000-day stand-offs and a challenge to personal hygiene: Quirky facts about the Conclave - The secret election ...

elected in 1492, was Spanish; Gregory III, elected in 731, was Syrian; Adrian VI, elected in 1522, was from the Netherlands. Cardinals to begin the solemn and secret voting ritual to elect a new ...

VATICAN CITY — “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 ...