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

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In “Conclave” (2024), the Pope is dead, but mysteries abound. A cardinal’s last meeting with the Pope ends with a resignation ...

Father Carter Griffin, the rector of St. John Paul II Seminary in Washington, D.C., spoke to CNA about the filmmakers’ ...

In the new THR feature The Watchers, a group of Catholic Church experts come together to break down what’s actually going on in the new Ralph Fiennes drama.

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

We all know what a papal conclave is, and the very basic mechanisms around which the event works. We know the purpose, the ...

Edward Berger's "Conclave" focuses on Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) as he is tasked with a sacred and secretive event involving the selection of the ...

Edward Berger’s “Conclave,” a 2024 adaptation of the novel of the same name, provides a thrilling, fictionalized rendition of ...