When the pope dies, backbiting, infighting and ruthless smear campaigning taint the effort to find his successor. Ralph ...

Watching a bunch of catty Catholic cardinals vying to be pope is divine in Ralph Fiennes' "Conclave," an electric thriller ...

The filmmakers present “Conclave” as a film that seems like it’s deeper than it actually is. In reality, it’s a bit of ...

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 ...

“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 ...

But the worldwide gathering is also doubling as something of a prelude to the next papal conclave. Sixty-one cardinals are among the synod’s voting members, meaning there’s a good chance that ...

HE who enters the conclave Pope comes out cardinal,” holds an old Roman proverb, indicating that predictions are as risky in papal elections as in any other. At the conclave which meets in the ...

With beautiful cinematography and solid performances, "Conclave" is a thrilling tale of a mysterious process, writes Moira Macdonald.

(RNS) — For the first time in history, a majority of the cardinals at the next conclave will be from outside of Europe. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — For the 10th time, Pope Francis has appointed a new ...

Conclave (2024) Film Review from the 68th Annual ... procedural that follows the election and ascension of a new pope. He must oversee this electoral process as conspiracy and corruption plague ...

There is little certainty, however, about who will become pope in “Conclave.” Directed by Edward Berger and based on a novel by Robert Harris of the same name, “Conclave” follows Thomas ...

But when Fiennes’s Dean Lawrence, a man of principle who has been tasked with managing the conclave, tells Tucci’s Cardinal Bellini that the debate over who should become the next pope is ...