A papal nomination was dangerous business – sometimes to the person, most often to his property. “Ubi periculum” established ...

Glowing reviews, Oscar buzz, a “surprise twist” ending, and word-of-mouth enthusiasm have combined to make Conclave more of a ...

I'm a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So ...

This October, voters have a choice: do you vote for the candidate you believe in? Or do you vote to keep a right-wing ...

Papal elections aren't always as dramatic as "Conclave," a new film starring Ralph Fiennes, but the history behind the process is.

Working on the thriller of sorts about selecting a new pope, the actor says it fed her brain and was just what she looks for ...

The cardinals in “Conclave” are much like the cardinals evident in the history of the Catholic Church from the beginning — ...

The Vatican’s Synod on Synodality was nothing like papal gatherings of cinematic lore, but it clearly reflects Francis’s view ...

DEADLINE: Sister Agnes’s use of her agency is also very important in assisting Cardinal Lawrence in the election cycle. She ...

We're discussing the voting process depicted in the new papal thriller "Conclave" (in theaters now). Light spoilers ahead! Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of the ...

The political maneuvering of cardinals gathered in the Vatican to choose a new Pope gives rise to fine performances but ...

Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Robert Harris and in theaters this week, the drama is set within the sacred and secretive Catholic ritual that is the papal conclave, during which ...