“The biggest mistake in the movie was the admission of a cardinal in pectore into the conclave,” said Reese. “If the name is ...

A popular expression of Pope Francis was his phrase “the God of surprises.” That phrase was often turned against Francis by ...

or “Saint Right Away!” — and it still took nine years, and Francis’s election, before the Polish-born pontiff, along with predecessor Pope John XXIII, were declared saints. Francis ...

“Pope John XXIII, who was five feet, six inches tall and weighed close to 200 pounds when elected in 1958, donned the small-size vestments by mistake for his first public appearance, requiring ...

John XXIII, Paul VI, and John Paul II. Only cardinals under 80 years old can vote for the election of a new pope. On the day chosen by the cardinals, the coffin will be brought in a procession to St.

Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal in 2001 ... "The Pope has the same presence as some of the greatest movie stars I’ve worked with. But it comes from inside, from his convictions and ...

After the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, "Conclave" is the first movie that comes to a lot ... After the death of Pope John Paul II, a papal conclave in Rome convenes to choose a new ...

including Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI, might raise eyebrows in certain circles.” On March 27, the columnist Patrick Cohen, who read The New York Times, declared in passing during his ...

By contrast, Pope John XXIII was embalmed with a mixture including ethyl alcohol and potassium nitrate. According to embalmer Massimo Signoracci, the Pope "looked just as good as he did on the day ...

in a nod to his resemblance to Pope John XXIII, the round-faced reforming pope of the early 1960s. Pope Francis once quipped that his successor might take the name of John XXIV. Aveline is known ...