When the chapel windows are boarded up, and all outsiders are asked to leave, it starts to get stuffy and unpleasant.

The director holds no sentimentality, revealing the reality: the pope's death means a body to be processed and a vacant ...

Edmund Berger’s compelling film "Conclave" poses the question, "Can we still believe in this flawed institution, the church?" ...

Frustrated, in 1270 the locals locked the churchmen in a room with a key ... when Bartolomeo Prignano ascended to the papal throne as Urban VI. His election was ultimately unfortunate, as his ...

Production designer Suzie Davies tells IndieWire about blending Vatican grandeur with mundane modernity in Edward Berger's ...

Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...

Because the Vatican has published very little over the centuries about its finances and investments, most people don't know how it makes money as a sovereign city-state with its own economy.

A charged soap opera about the sacred process of papal selection should have never seen the light of day. Here’s how star Ralph Fiennes and ‘Conclave’ filmmakers brought the Oscar contender to life.

The Vatican introduced an anime-style mascot named Luce to represent Catholic pilgrims in the 2025 Jubilee year on Monday, Oct. 28 — and within a week, the character has already become a viral ...

Speaking to thousands of people gathered in the sunny Vatican square on Nov. 3, Francis commented on the day’s Gospel passage, which recounts one of Jesus’ many discussions in the temple of ...

In the second part of the show, Colleen interviews Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark about what the experience at the synod ...