The cardinals -- at least, those under 80 years old -- vote for as long as it takes to elect Pope Francis' successor.

"The Slum Pope has died. Long live the pope of the poor, the marginalised, the disenfranchised," the world cried. Now that ...

As "Conclave" shows, the pope's signet ring, called Ring of the Fisherman, is destroyed after his death to signify the papal ...

Black smoke – fumata nera in Italian – indicates an inconclusive vote, while white smoke – fumata bianca – will signify that ...

“The film gets a lot right. They tried to reproduce the mise-en-scene of the Vatican accurately,” William Cavanaugh, a ...

The conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will start on May 7, the Vatican said on Monday following a closed-door meeting of cardinals at the Vatican, the first since Francis’ funeral on Saturday.

Professor von Guttner Sporzynski says the film mirrors this legislation “almost to the letter”. Nine days of mourning follow ...

As the conclave approaches, history teaches us that papal politics are anything but predictable.

Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums on the occasion of the museum's reopening, 3 May, 2021 ...

The recent success of ‘Conclave’ and the death of Pope Francis has many fans questioning just how accurate the Ralph Fiennes ...

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