Catholics suffer from widespread ignorance of important, historical precedents of both female and lay ecclesial leadership.

“We didn’t expect an American to be Pope,” Gregory Treverton, a USC Professor, said. Treverton is a professor of international relations at the University of Southern California and a former ...

The longest one ever, in the 13th century, took almost three years to choose Pope Gregory X. The shortest conclave on record, in 1503, took just 10 hours to choose Pope Pius III. How long was the ...

After that marathon conclave, Pope Gregory X was finally elected in September of 1271. There is no way to predict how long a conclave will take, but guidance can perhaps be taken from recent history.

The longest conclave on record dragged on for nearly three years. Pope Gregory X was finally elected in September of 1271 after about 1,000 days.

Bruno of Carinthia (in what is now Austria) took the name Gregory V upon being ... conclave in 1378 elected him pope, 647 years ago. He took the name Urban VII. In 1513, Cardinal Giovanni di ...

Roncalli was proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis in 2014. Other frequently used names include Gregory, in honor of Pope Gregory I, commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great (590-604). The last to ...

Speaking again in Italian, the Pope said the faithful want “a synodal Church, one that looks always for peace, for charity, and to be close to those who suffer.” Recalling the day’s feast ...

After the Pierleonis’ choice became Pope Celestine III, the Frangipanis burst into the church with an armed force, demanding they pick their favorite cardinal instead. In 1241, Pope Gregory IX ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The conclave to elect the 267th pope of the Catholic Church begins ...

The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 ... The most prominent antipopes during the Western Schism were Clement VII, Benedict XIII, Alexander V, and John XXIII.

The Rev. Patrick Flanagan, associate professor of theology and religious studies at St. John’s University in New York, says Gregory X ... died to give Pope Clement VII time enough to escape ...