Pope Leo XIV is marking his first 100 days in office, showing a mix of continuity with and change from Pope Francis' papacy.

However, regardless of color, the smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel is both weighty and practical, and Conclave allows the audience to witness and learn about this ancient, symbolic process.

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 ...

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.

The newly-elected Pope Leo XIV watched the movie 'Conclave' just before the real Vatican conclave started, his older brother says.

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 ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Susan Bin of the Pope Crave account on X, which showcased a number of memes from the papal conclave that just took place. We are going to do another story on the new ...

The Vatican conclave surprised the world this week by selecting the first American pope, a native of Chicago. Soon after, a respected genealogist surprised the world by revealing that the new pope ...

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 ...

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.