Before the election of Francis in 2013 there were ... Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 after four ballots over two days also; Pope John Paul II in 1978 after eight ballots over three days; his ...

Wojtyła took the regnal name after his predecessor, Pope John Paul I, who passed away only a month into his reign as the sovereign of Vatican City. Wojtyła's election by the College of Cardinals ...

Here are some things to know about the election of the 267th pontiff ... it has taken between three and eight ballots to find a pope. John Paul I — the pope who reigned for 33 days — was ...

but it typically falls within a week of the pope's election. After Pope John Paul II was elected on Oct. 16, 1978, he celebrated his first public Mass on Oct. 22. Pope Benedict XVI was elected on ...

Here are some things to know about the election of the 267th pontiff of ... it has taken between three and eight ballots to find a pope. John Paul I — the pope who reigned for 33 days ...

They blended in with people participating in preplanned Holy Year pilgrimages and journalists from around the world who have descended on Rome to document the election. “The wait is marvelous!” ...