The movie “Conclave” delves into the intricacies of papal politics and the election of a new pope, but how accurate is it in ...

With nudges and winks, governments are trying to influence who becomes the next pope. Whether they’ll succeed is up to 133 ...

Joe Donnelly, the former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, spoke to CFR about the process of picking a new pope and how the ...

Conclave: How the election of a new Pope has changed over the centuries - ANALYSIS: The ceremony has traditionally been a ...

On this episode, The Washington Post's Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann are joined by senior national political correspondent ... the power of the presidency to influence, or even bully, American ...

The process — fictionalized in the 2024 political thriller “Conclave” — is said to be guided by the ... Though the pope leads ...

In the days immediately preceding the conclave, which began Wednesday ... Italian perspectives within the church’s global mission.” Historically, the influence of political powers on papal elections ...

The next leader of the Catholic Church is unlikely to be either a progressive reformer or a hard-line conservative.

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...

Leo XIV held his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, in what was a private service for the 132 voting ...

The process — fictionalized in the 2024 political thriller “Conclave” — is said to ... Though the pope leads a religious institution, his influence extends far beyond it.