The conclave's quest to elect the next Pope of the Holy Roman Catholic Church began on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
This marks the 267th conclave in the history of the Catholic Church, with 133 cardinal electors gathered in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to select the 267th Pope.
While papal elections can sometimes take several days, history has seen wide variations.
In 1503, the election took just 10 hours, while the longest conclave on record lasted over 1,000 days, from 1268 to 1271.
