Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village’s board of ...

Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of ...

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The last conclave to last more than a week was in 1831, when Pope Gregory XVI was elected after 51 days of voting. Here’s a breakdown of how the length of conclaves has changed in recent years.

Gen Z's intrigue with the papal conclave surged because they'd had a juicy primer in the film "Conclave." The movie offered a fictional glimpse into the secretive papal selection process.

The shortest conclave on record was in 1503, when it took the cardinals only 10 hours to choose Pope Pius III as the new pontiff. The longest conclave on record took nearly three years.

The papal conclave to select the next pope began May 7, with USA TODAY providing live stream coverage. Cardinal electors will vote in secret, with white smoke signifying the election of a new pope.