The death of Pope Francis means a papal conclave will be held to select a successor, but besides who wins, the public will most likely not know how many votes the successor received, nor would ...

May 7, 11:17 AM Cardinals will be without cellphones for duration of conclave. The 133 voting cardinals have taken the oath of secrecy prior to the official start of the papal conclave, meaning ...

The papal conclave to elect the next leader of the Catholic Church began Wednesday with a procession into the Sistine Chapel and 133 cardinal electors swearing an oath of secrecy.

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app. Download the 9NEWS app ...

When does a papal conclave take place? A papal conclave typically takes place 15 to 20 days after a pope's death. In the event of a pope's abdication, which is historically rare for the church but ...

When will the papal conclave begin? The Vatican set the conclave start date as Wednesday, May 7. Under church rules, it must start 15 to 20 days after a pope's death; Francis died on April 21 ...

(The first papal conclave in the Sistine Chapel was in 1492, and every conclave since 1878 has been held there.) The guesthouse has been referred to as a "three-star hotel." ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave. To stream 10 Tampa Bay on your phone, you need the 10 Tampa Bay app.

The longest papal conclave in the time period analyzed was for Benedict XIV, which lasted six months — 182 days to be exact. But this isn’t the longest conclave in history.

Even now, papal conclaves are highly secretive. Cardinal electors taking part in the upcoming conclave will have to swear an oath of secrecy. During voting, the doors of the Sistine Chapel will be ...

Interest in papal elections has also surged recently thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave.” Following a pope's death or resignation, the College of Cardinals meets to select the new pope.

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave. To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app.