In particular, the Vatican has emerged as a central keyword in popular culture and social discourse, with the movie 'Conclave', which depicts the secret election process of cardinals, backtracked ...

Pope Benedict decreed a conclave could be held as soon as all voting cardinals are present. All cardinals under 80 when the papacy is vacated are eligible to participate.

While the Vatican follows centuries-old procedures during a papal conclave, other traditions—from Tibetan Buddhism to the Amish—rely on drastically different processes, often rooted in sacred ...

Conclave (2024) is gonna be one of those fucking movies where everyone is just gonna say "you HAD to be there" cause no other movie could have this level of not massive but just plain insane pop ...

All eyes were on Vatican as the conclave commenced on May 7, shrouded in secrecy and mystery. The recently concluded papal election renewed curiosity among cinephiles to get a glimpse of the ...

Matthew Bunson's Portrait of the First American Pope: Leo XIV and Christopher White's Pope Leo XIV: Inside the Conclave, Dawn ...

The Sacred College of Cardinals will assemble in Vatican City from tomorrow (May 7) to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21 2025, and the leaders of the 1.4 billion Catholics.

At the last conclave, in 2013, the Vatican said it used a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene and sulphur to produce black smoke, and potassium chlorate, lactose and rosin for white.

Local ‘It’s just a beautiful time’: Vatican journalist from Clay County reflects on covering conclave By Madison Foglio, Action News Jax May 09, 2025 at 6:43 pm EDT ...

Vatican City, May 28, 2025 / 14:51 pm Pope Leo XIV has reinstated the “conclave bonus” given to Vatican employees for their service during the sede vacante period. Approximately 5,000 staff ...

Again, simony was first declared a sin in the year 300 C.E. The MAGA attempt to ratf-ck the Conclave was child’s play in comparison with what has besieged the Curia during earlier centuries.

Under Pope Benedict XIV, Vatican employees were granted a 1,000-euro conclave bonus for the additional work carried out during the sede vacante period after the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005.