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

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DEADLINE: Sister Agnes’s use of her agency is also very important in assisting Cardinal Lawrence in the election cycle. She ...

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"The best antidote for a bad election is a good movie," Richard M. Nixon once proclaimed, and for many filmgoers this week ...

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.

Stunning, secretive, and quietly transfixing, “Conclave” is a masterful retelling of Robert Harris’ 2016 novel of the same title. Lengths of scarlet-red cloaks akin to “The Handmaid’s Tale” abound, as ...

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

In the film, Conclave, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence organizes a papal conclave to elect the next pope and finds himself ...

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 ...