Holden said people have bet on the pope since the 15th Century. This year, there were markets on who the pope will be, where he’s from and how many rounds of voting the conclave would go through.

According to Vatican News, the commemorative holy card for his ordination includes an image of the Last Supper, taken from ...

The Sistine Chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an avid art lover who oversaw the construction of the main papal chapel in the 15th century. However, a later pontiff, Pope Julius II ...

The 15th century Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Piccolomini, is an example of a pope who chose a name with theological significance. The name Pius, ...

The Sistine Chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an avid art lover who oversaw the construction of the main papal chapel in the 15th century. However, a later pontiff, Pope Julius II ...

Meanwhile, the voters, restricted to cardinals who are younger than 80 on the day the pope dies, are secluded in the 15th-century chapel, which hosted its first conclave in 1492.

Pope Alexander VI, born Rodrigo Borgia in 1431 near Valencia, was one of two Spanish popes in the 15th century. The nephew of the first, Pope Callixtus III, Alexander was elected in 1492 amid ...