Here are some facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden's “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700,” and interviews with experts including Elena ...
VITERBO, Italy, April 18, 2005 — -- In the 13th century, most popes preferred to live in the medieval village of Viterbo, located in central Italy. At the time, the town was far removed from the ...
Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Thursday — the second day of the conclave to elect the successor of Pope Francis.The length of the conclave to elect Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, ended on the second ...