The Pope reached out, affectionately ran his fingers through my hair, then shook my hand, his handshake firm, hands warm. “Smile,” said the shutterbug who captured my father grinning, the Pope beaming ...

Ralph Fiennes is immaculate in Conclave, but let us pray this isn't a good enough reason for it to win Best Picture at the ...

The Dean in the film Conclave is the role that Cardinal Lawrence (Fiennes) fulfils. After the death, nine days of mourning ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization.

Peter's Basilica, December 7, 2024, Vatican City. (Photo by picture alliance / Stefano Spaziani/Newscom/MaxPPP) Cardinal George Koovakad, made a cardinal December 7, 2024, is a prominent figure in ...

The discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at an Indian residential school in Canada in 2021 was just the catalyst for ...

With the movie Conclave earning eight Oscar nominations, we decode the ending of the thriller that takes place in Vatican ...

Kelly Latimer explores how Singapore balances openness to wealth, talent and diversity, comparing Venice, Monaco and the Vatican, to reveal the delicate trade-offs of thriving as a global city-state.

Anora took home the top prize at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards. On Friday, Feb. 7, writer-director Sean Baker took the stage in Los Angeles to accept the best picture win, beating out fellow nominees ...

Find out what happens at the ending of the Conclave movie as well as a review of the film and its cast, including Ralph Fiennes.

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Easter week begins on Palm Sunday, which is when the Pope holds a special mass in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Even though this is ...

Since it became independent in 1929, Vatican City has been the world’s smallest state. Every evening the gates close, leaving behind only 500 permanent residents. I once spent a week behind the walls ...