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.

It was Pope Gregory X, who was the head of the Church in 1792, who made the decision to lock all cardinal electors in the same room (cum clave: with a key) until a Pope is selected. While the ...

The eventual winner, Gregory X, tightened up conclave rules. The longest conclave in modern times, in 1903, ended when Pope Pius X was chosen after five days. Most common pope names: John ...

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 ...

In 1274, at the Second Council of Lyons, Pope Gregory X, in a document titled Ubi Periculum, determined the procedure for holding a conclave. There he specified that the election would be done ...

Longest voting process took almost 3 years The election of Pope Gregory X in 1271 took two years and nine months. The cardinals had gathered in the city of Viterbo, about 50 miles north of Rome ...

The longest conclave in history lasted nearly three years (34 months, to be exact) with the election of Pope Gregory X in 1271, according to the Catholic news agency, EWTN Vatican. On the flip ...

Of these five Syrian popes, the last three hailed from Muslim ruled lands: Sisinnius from the Rashidun caliphate, and Constantine and Gregory III from the Umayyad caliphate. Until the election of Pope ...

Archbishop Gregory Aymond led the mass at the St. Louis Cathedral. You can watch the full mass again in the video below: Remembering Pope Francis: The archbishop of New Orleans has issued a ...

British journalist and translator who joined Diario AS in 2013. Focuses on soccer – chiefly the Premier League, LaLiga, the Champions League, the Liga MX and MLS. On occasion, also covers ...

Via Merulana is the traditional route for Corpus Christi processions in Rome, dating back to Pope Gregory XIII, who established this route for religious processions between the two basilicas ...

The eventual winner, Gregory X, tightened up conclave rules. The longest conclave in modern times, in 1903, ended when Pope Pius X was chosen after five days. What does the white and black smoke mean?