This process takes as long as needed − in the 13th century, it took cardinals three years to elect Pope Gregory X. But in modern times, papal conclaves have skewed much shorter: The longest ...

That initial conclave elected an archdeacon who was not an ordained priest, who became Pope Gregory X. The new pope ordered that future Church transitions would begin with a conclave, to avoid ...

In the 13th century, it took cardinals three years to elect Pope Gregory X. But in modern times, papal conclaves have skewed much shorter: The longest conclave in the 20th century lasted five days.

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That initial conclave elected an archdeacon who was not an ordained priest, who became Pope Gregory X. The new pope ordered that future Church transitions would begin with a conclave, to avoid ...

It takes as long as is needed. In the 13th century, it took cardinals three years to elect Pope Gregory X. The longest conclave in the 20th century lasted five days. In 2013, Pope Francis was ...

This process takes as long as needed − in the 13th century, it took cardinals three years to elect Pope Gregory X. But in modern times, papal conclaves have skewed much shorter: The longest ...

That initial conclave elected an archdeacon who was not an ordained priest, who became Pope Gregory X. The new pope ordered that future Church transitions would begin with a conclave, to avoid long ...