From the first British Pontiff to the first American, in the sign of Saint Augustine. In between, nine centuries and 98 Popes ...

From St. Peter to Pope Francis, the history of the papacy in the Catholic Church spans more than two thousand years. The pope is considered the successor of St. Peter, the first bi ...

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

Of the 266 popes elected throughout the history of the Catholic Church, 11 popes are known for their very brief papal terms.

In 1190, during the Third Crusade, the Domus Hospitalis Sanctæ Mariæ Teutonicorum Hierosolymitanorum (Order of the Teutonic ...

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

A guide to history’s most unusual Conclaves - as the next papal election begins - The history of papal elections features ...

The conclave that begins in Vatican City on Wednesday is the process of electing the next leader of the world's 1 .

Modern-day conclaves are steeped in mystery: cardinal electors swear an oath of secrecy – and so do the cooks, drivers, ...

Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan ...