Pope Leo XVI, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, held the first Mass of his papacy in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, ...

For Catholic theologians, the significance of the name could not be clearer, with the new pope tying himself to one of the ...

Still, there are always front-runners, known as "papabile," who have at least some of the qualities considered necessary to be pope - much like those depicted in last year's Oscar-nominated film ...

Marcellus II and his 16th-century predecessor Adrian VI (reigned 1522-1523) are the only popes since 996 to keep their given ...

Papal conclaves have featured calls of election fraud and bribery so gauche that riches were wheeled in on donkey carts.

The drama and intrigue of a modern papal election can be movie-worthy, but the level of skulduggery these days is modest ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

Pope Francis made history with his election in 2013 as the first Latin American as well as the first Jesuit ever elected.

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When the cardinals of the Catholic Church gather to choose the next pope, how close to the movie "Conclave" will it be?

MANILA, Philippines — The world continues to mourn the passing of Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope in history, who died last April 21 at 88 years old. The Argentine Jorge Mario ...

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