Now that the 267th head of the Catholic Church has been chosen, what do we really know about Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV? Here are five things.
“Conclave” is based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris examining what could happen during the College of Cardinals conclave following the death of a pope. Be prepared if you see it. There is a twist at the end, but, that ending is the grace note most humans need.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) As 115 cardinal-electors solemnly processed into the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday afternoon, with a cry of “Extra omnes!” and the latest high-tech jamming devices cutting them off from the world, the buzz outside the Vatican over who would eventually emerge as pope grew deafening.
The conclave to pick a new pope will begin on Tuesday (March 12) the Vatican said Friday, resolving an open question that had dogged the cardinals meeting here over the past week.