Cardinals will gather on May 7 in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new Pope, days after Pope Francis ...

However, traditionally — not because of a rule— cardinals have only voted for other cardinals to become pope. That has been the case since 1378, when Pope Urban VI, Archbishop of Bari, was ...

The pope does not have to be a cardinal to be elected. The last pope not to be was Pope Urban VI in 1378. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, became the first pope from the Americas ...

The sedia gestatoria dates back to Pope Urban VI in 1378, Britannica states. In 1800, Pope Pius VII used a new form of transportation: horse-drawn carriage. Pontiffs sat inside various luxurious ...

However, a non-cardinal has not been elected since Pope Urban VI in 1378. During the first day of the conclave, all cardinals vote. A two-thirds majority is needed to elect a new pontiff.

A non-cardinal has not been elected pope since Pope Urban VI in 1378. During the first day of the conclave, all cardinals must vote. A pope can only be chosen if two-thirds of the cardinals agree.