Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

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. It's also ...

White smoke billowed over the Vatican on the first full day of voting, but this was not quite the fastest conclave in 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. It's also where the ...

Papal conclaves have featured calls of election fraud and bribery so gauche that riches were wheeled in on donkey carts.

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.

How Long Was the Longest Conclave? Facts About the Secret Voting to Elect a Pope VATICAN CITY (AP) — “Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of ...