For nearly 180 years, papal conclaves have chosen a new pope in three to five days. ... Cardinals elected the powerful and popular cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, who took the name Pope Julius II.

Pope Julius II (1443-1513), the head of the Catholic Church known for commissioning the Sistine Chapel and for supporting various military efforts to empower the Papal States.

The conclave on Thursday elected a new pope after white smoke was seen rising from the Sistine Chapel, ... was in 1503 with the election of Pope Julius II, according to the Associated Press.

The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected in just a few hours, according to Vatican historian Ambrogio Piazzoni.

The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected in just a few hours, according to Vatican historian Ambrogio Piazzoni.

Following the funeral of Pope Francis over the weekend, ... (in 2025, it’s now 16 days). Post-1274, the shortest conclave is the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, elected in under ten hours.

However, a later pontiff, Pope Julius II, commissioned works by Michelangelo, who painted the ceiling and vaults depicting scenes from Genesis, including The Creation of Adam, between 1508 and 1512.

But Julius II, the 216th pope, ... He bravely condemned the French Revolution and was expelled from the Papal States by French troops from 1798 until his death. Pope Pius VI.

The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected in just a few hours, according to Vatican historian Ambrogio Piazzoni.

The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected in just a few hours, according to Vatican historian Ambrogio Piazzoni.

Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States is the new pope, succeeding Pope Francis, and taking the name Pope Leo XIV. He’s been elected following a millennium-old ceremony known as the papal ...

According to Vatican historian Ambrogio Piazzoni, the quickest conclave to observe the 10-day wait rule was the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected in just a few hours.