What happens after a pope dies? Many are asking this as the 88-year-old pontiff has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

Although director Edward Berger tends to sensationalize papal conclaves in “Conclave,” the film nonetheless gives audiences a ...

With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...

Even Hollywood, which has lavished honors on the film, would have some reservations about actually producing such a plot.

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome After back-to-back wins for best picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and at Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars, the papal thriller “Conclave ...

There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to ...

As he enters his 13th year as pope, Francis stands tall as the moral authority in today’s world, a voice pleading for ...

COMMENTARY: The film’s prescription for a future pope coincides with the current Pope’s autobiographical reflections. Why ...

Conclave — which stars Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci, and Isabella Rossellini — tells the story of a papal ...