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

Glowing reviews, Oscar buzz, a “surprise twist” ending, and word-of-mouth enthusiasm have combined to make Conclave more of a ...

I'm a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So ...

This October, voters have a choice: do you vote for the candidate you believe in? Or do you vote to keep a right-wing ...

The cardinals in “Conclave” are much like the cardinals evident in the history of the Catholic Church from the beginning — ...

Working on the thriller of sorts about selecting a new pope, the actor says it fed her brain and was just what she looks for ...

Papal elections aren't always as dramatic as "Conclave," a new film starring Ralph Fiennes, but the history behind the process is.

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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 ...

The film world is all abuzz over the premiere of 'Wicked', but I saw two other movies in theaters this week and they were ...

Disney’s streaming numbers soar as announced in the company’s earnings report earlier this week, but questions remain in the ...

In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth movie, Fiennes doesn’t make an appearance, mainly because the plot ...