The Vatican doesn't release voting details, but it appears that Pope John Paul II won the election on the first ballot in 1978, and before that, Pius XII in 1939.While just a single vote will be held on the opening day of the conclave, four rounds are expected on subsequent days (two in the morning, two in the afternoon).
If no candidate is selected after the third day, the voting is paused for a day of prayer before resuming.
The field is narrowed to two candidates if no pope is selected after 21 rounds of voting, but every conclave in more than a century has wrapped up long before then.
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The pope doesn't technically need to be a cardinal, but every pope for nearly three centuries has been.
Pope Francis elevated 108 of the 135 eligible electors and brought more geographical diversity to the College of Cardinals.
Axios
I imagine in 1939, the rise of Hitler may have been a factor in a quick decision. but I have no evidence to back that up.
UPDATE 11:47 am: That was quick.
Stay tuned for the reveal.
Pope Leo XIV - Robert Prevost, an American. I hope that works out.
Not encouraging.
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