In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor, making it the longest conclave in the Catholic Church’s history.

Father Dyer United Methodist Church in Breckenridge will be completing its project “Building the Legacy.” As the finale for ...

In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor, making it the longest conclave in the Catholic Church’s history.

In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor, making it the longest conclave in the Catholic Church’s history.

He prayed with her beside him for an end to the modern-day plague, standing in an empty, rain-soaked St. Peter's Square. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) POPE POPE FRANCIS: (Speaking Italian).