2024's "Conclave" is an Oscar-winning film about the election of a new pope. Is it based on a true story? And how much does it get right about real conclaves?

Based on Robert Harris’ 2016 novel of the same name, 'Conclave' tells the story of the Catholic Church's papal election process Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE.

The death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 has drawn renewed attention to Conclave, which was set within the cloistered world of the Vatican during the election process for a new Pope. According to ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has chosen a date to elect its new leader, in a process virtually unchanged in 800 years. The system is known as the ‘Papal Conclave,’ and is a ...

Cardinals from around the world have begun to gather in Vatican City for the funeral of Pope John Paul II and to take part in the election of a new pope, a process known as the conclave. The historic ...

A Malaysian will be involved in the voting to appoint the next Pope, following the demise of Pope Francis recently.

We Catholics do not need to settle every disputed legal question in one afternoon, or in one text thread where one or both ...

Most internal promotions don’t get this much attention. Most job selection processes don’t have centuries of history behind them — and few, if any, have a special name. But then, most job selections ...

VATICAN — On May 3, 2025, one week after the funeral of Pope Francis, President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed in the white cassock and miter of a pope. The image ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected on the conclave’s ...