“I remember being very surprised by the subject of his research – the conclave. Francis had been ... would become the rule and today the Sistine Chapel is swept for bugs and hidden cameras ...

“Luckily a select few were allowed to go inside ... s Sistine Chapel, a Casa Santa Marta corridor and some of the quarters where the cardinals stay for the duration of the conclave.

The sacred performance signals a deepening of Catholic-Orthodox dialogue and a potential step toward a papal visit to Serbia.

Conclave isn't a typical political thriller. It uses symbolism to its fullest. It's set in Vatican politics, but the real story is what you see beyond the surface.

SOLON, Maine — At Colby College in Waterville, Professor Véronique Plesch is the authority on art. The Swiss native is the ...

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 ...

With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis threw a wrench Thursday in some of the speculation about a future Sistine Chapel vote by ...

This year, two women are nominated at the Oscars for production design: Suzie Davies for “Conclave” and Judy ... “Suzie built the Sistine Chapel in 10 weeks, and it’s crazy.

Berger suggests the angelic visual, framed from high above, is a metaphor for the cardinals to “find purity, the reason why they started in the first place with this job.” The allegorical imagery ...