Edward Berger's Oscar-winning film 'Conclave' has re-entered the cultural conversation following Pope Francis' death. The 2024 film feels prescient considering the upcoming conclave – something ...

According to Vatican rules, the process of electing a new pope should begin between 15 and 20 days after the pontiff’s death. The Vatican confirmed the conclave will begin on Wednesday, May 7.

Papal conclaves have inspired several books and films. Released in 2024, the movie Conclave, based on the 2016 novel of the same name, focuses on the fictional death of a Pope and the subsequent ...

Conclaves in recent years, however, have been relatively short. The one in 2013 took just two days. The longest papal conclave in the 20th century was in 1922, when the cardinals voted 14 times over ...

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news for the first day of the conclave on Wednesday, May 7. For the latest news and updates from the papal conclave, read USA TODAY's live updates for Thursday ...

The Vatican's papal conclave to choose a new spiritual leader for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is governed by procedures and rituals that have.

T oday, the papal conclave convened and it is going to captivate the attention of the world for however long it lasts. The fascination stems from the rarity, mystique, drama, and importance of ...

Pope Gregory X, who was eventually elected, would issue a papal bull in 1274 establishing rules to govern conclaves. These rules were first used in 1276 in Arezzo, to elect Gregory X’s successor.

The last conclave to last more than a week was in 1831, when Pope Gregory XVI was elected after 51 days of voting. Advertisement Here’s a breakdown of how the length of conclaves has changed in ...

The conclave process that was followed by those princes of the church was ordered by Pope John Paul II in 1996, but it hasn't always been that way. In fact, the process has undergone nearly as ...

The procession of the Sacred College of Cardinals file into the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave to elect a successor to Pope John Paul I on October 14, 1978. Credit - Bettmann Archive—Getty ...