The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal election by “compromise,” after a long struggle between supporters of two main geopolitical medieval factions — those faithful to the papacy and those supporting the Holy Roman Empire.

Jeff Cavins, Ascension Press author and creator of the Bible in a Year program, joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to preview next week’s historic conclave, where Church leaders will gather at the Vatican to elect a new Pope.