Highlights: No pope chosen on day 1 of conclave

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected on the conclave’s ...
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Is Conclave based on a true story? The real-life inspiration behind the papal election movie

Following the death of Pope Francis in 2025, there was a renewed interest in the process involved in electing a new pope. If you want to know more about the topic and you also enjoy a good ...
National Catholic Reporter

What a new book tells us about the conclave that elected Pope Leo

The cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV described his election as willed by the Holy Spirit. Yet a new book suggests that Cardinal Robert Prevost's path to the papacy ...
America Magazine

Behind the scenes of Pope Leo XIV’s election

Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, waves to the crowds in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after his election as pope on May 8, 2025. Credit: (CNS photo/Vatican Media) On May 8—the ...
National Catholic Reporter

2 new books reveal secrets, alliances behind Pope Leo's election

Nearly a year after the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, two deeply sourced books offer competing portraits of the context and maneuvering behind the first U.S.-born pope's election. Popes, Dollars ...