How accurate is it? By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome When a pope dies, cardinals younger than 80 gather at the Vatican to elect his successor in what is known as a conclave. Recent papal ...

It has also raised questions in more than a few minds: How is a pope really elected? Does the movie get it right? For starters, think of a papal conclave as more of a parliamentary election ...

The pope has died unexpectedly in his quarters, and the Sacred College of Cardinals will now hold a conclave to determine his successor. The conclave will be overseen by Cardinal Lawrence ...

There were a few voices that warned the world about the dangers of artificial contraception, but the most notable was Pope Paul VI. Mocked for his “Humanae Vitae” encyclical in 1968 ...

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 ...

“Conclave” purports to unveil how the College of Cardinals elects a new Pope for the Roman Catholic Church. Fiction with thriller elements, based on Robert Harris’ bestselling novel also ...

A world that has become "heartless" and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open themselves up to Christ's infinite love ...

Think our presidential election is contentious? Just wait till you see a bunch of catty Catholic cardinals vie to be the next pope in “Conclave.” Director Edward Berger’s wowing adaptation ...

Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is charged with stewarding the conclave after the death of the pope — a job he is reluctant to tackle. The white smoke can only go up when one of the cardinals ...

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The Pope has died in the opening moments of "Conclave," and a power struggle within the Catholic Church begins. On one side stands Cardinal Tedesco (Sergio Castellitto), a fire-breathing ...