White smoke was seen above the Sistine Chapel just after 11 a.m. CT, or 6 p.m. local time in Rome ... The shortest conclave ...

It’s hard to say precisely, since the Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past ...

The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was ...

Sculpture of Pope Julius II, may actually be by Michelangelo (photo: Robert Schittko, ) Drawing of the facade of basilica San Petronio in B ...

All eyes are on the chimney over the Sistine Chapel for signs of white smoke that will herald the election of a new pope.

The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected in just a few hours, according to Vatican historian Ambrogio Piazzoni.

White smoke was seen above the Sistine Chapel just after 11 a.m. CT, or 6 p.m. local time ... was 10 hours and ended with the election of Pope Julius II in 1503. Over the last 100 years, the ...

The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected in just a few hours, according to Vatican historian Ambrogio Piazzoni.