It is possible for a pope to be elected on the first ballot, but a pope hasn't received the two-third majority on the ... on for nearly three years. Pope Gregory X was finally elected in September ...

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

COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV is the first true missionary to lead the Catholic Church since Christ chose St. Peter.

The cardinal electors continue to vote until a two-third-plus-one majority is achieved ... After that marathon conclave, Pope Gregory X was finally elected in September of 1271.

The Vatican said in a news release that the second ballot of 133 members of the College of Cardinals on the first full day of the conclave, and the third ... Choosing Pope Gregory X took more ...

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost's selection of the name Pope Leo XIV was an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, the father of Catholic social doctrine.

The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 ... Benedict XVI won in 2005 on the fourth and Pope Pius XII won on the third in 1939. When was the first conclave held ...

The longest conclave in history was almost three years, when Pope Gregory X was elected. The shortest lasted just 10 hours and ended with the election of Pope Julius II in 1503. In recent history ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become the next pope.

Most common pope names: John, Gregory, Benedict and Pius The first ... who confirms the name and hands it to the third, who reads it aloud for everyone to hear and records the vote.

In a scenario where no frontrunner is able to secure the needed two-thirds majority, the cardinal electors would end up picking a third candidate ... and Constantine and Gregory III from the Umayyad ...