Released in Oct. 2024 and propelled back into relevance by the passing of Pope Francis, “Conclave” includes a star-studded ...

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Veteran Hollywood actor Al Pacino met Pope Leo XIV on Monday at the Vatican. He was accompanied by producer Andrea Iervolino.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost of the United States has been named the new pope, the new head of the Catholic church. Cardinals gathered to select their latest leader during a conclave.

However, for centuries, popes have only been chosen from among the Catholic cardinals, the church's most senior officials. The conclave takes place in the Sistine Chapel, behind sealed doors.

The Catholic Church is not dying from persecution ... The institutional Church is comfortable with ambiguity. But the conclave must resist the urge to play it safe. The stakes are too high.

On the second day of the conclave to choose a successor to Pope ... but he was not considered among the frontrunners to lead the Catholic Church. Some of the cardinals who were frequently ...