Ralph Fiennes was hanging out with a Catholic cardinal. The “English Patient” actor was preparing for his next role, as Thomas Cardinal Lawrence in the pope movie “Conclave,” in theaters ...

The Sistine Chapel prepared for the conclave to elect the new pope. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS While it’s uncertain how many days the cloak-and-dagger voting process will last, it won’t ...

Those sanctions, which Cipriani accepted and signed off on just before turning 75, apparently barred him wearing his red cardinal robes and other symbols associated with the cardinalate, from ...

After the eruption of an international scandal over the participation of a Peruvian cardinal accused of and punished by the pope for sexually abusing a minor at pre-conclave meetings in Rome, the ...

From his small shop in the shadow of Rome’s ancient Pantheon, Gammarelli sends out the robes and capes to Catholic clergy the world over; New York’s Cardinal Spellman is a regular customer.

Eleven of the new cardinals are members of religious orders, and some have decided to keep wearing their plain habits instead of donning scarlet cardinal robes.

Slate Fare Slate’s Oscars Conclave Join Dan Kois, Dana Stevens, Nadira Goffe, and Sam Adams as they don their cardinal robes, enter conclave, and debate this year’s Oscars contenders.

'Conclave' costume designer on why the Cardinal's crosses were an important character detail.

Vatican Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, 70, an Italian who oversees the conclave, has emerged as the 15-8 favorite to become the next pontiff — slightly better than 2-to-1 odds ...