A papal nomination was dangerous business – sometimes to the person, most often to his property. “Ubi periculum” established ...

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Father Carter Griffin, the rector of St. John Paul II Seminary in Washington, D.C., spoke to CNA about the filmmakers’ ...

In the new THR feature The Watchers, a group of Catholic Church experts come together to break down what’s actually going on in the new Ralph Fiennes drama.

Director Edward Berger delivers a compelling mystery with sprinkles of satire in “Conclave.” In the film, Cardinal Thomas ...

Edward Berger's "Conclave" focuses on Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) as he is tasked with a sacred and secretive event involving the selection of the ...

The Vatican’s Synod on Synodality was nothing like papal gatherings of cinematic lore, but it clearly reflects Francis’s view ...

I'm a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So ...