ROME — With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis threw a wrench ...

With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis decided to extend the ...

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The term of the vice-dean, Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, 81, was also extended. As depicted in the film “Conclave,” the dean plays an important role in the life of the Catholic hierarchy ...

Edward Berger’s Conclave, a political thriller based on Robert Harris’s 2016 novel, offers a dramatized portrayal of the secretive process of electing a new Pope. The film presents a visually ...

And then the final shot of the laughing nuns leaving the conclave while Lawrence brings a turtle back to the Vatican garden just sent me over. I completely forgot about Dean Lawrence’s powerful ...

And then the final shot of the laughing nuns leaving the conclave while Lawrence brings a turtle back to the Vatican garden just sent me over. Credit: Focus Features Dean Lawrence's Homily At The ...

is the Dean of the College of Cardinals, meaning he has to organize the coming election of the new pope. And now it’s his big day because it’s the first day of the conclave, meaning all the ...

"Conclave," about scheming cardinals deciding who to elect as the next pope, is up for best film, director for Edward Berger and leading actor for Ralph Fiennes, whose character, the dean of the ...

Opening with the death of the presiding Pope, Conclave is steeped in a quietly ... albeit an important one: as Dean of the College of Cardinals, he will oversee the election of the new Pope.