While Roché was filming “The Young Pope,” he went to try on his cardinal costume at a store near St. Peter’s Basilica. He took a walk outside, “and people stopped and started kissing my hand.

In fact, while The Young Pope is a somewhat satirical caricature of the papacy, it gets certain details right about the history of the position — both recent and distant — that make it more ...

Jude Law (The Young Pope, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew) and Andrew Garfield (Under the Banner of Heaven, Tick, Tick…Boom!) are set to executive produce and play Las Vegas showman-magicians Siegfried ...

The verdict A co-production by Sky, HBO and Canal+, "The Young Pope" is an intelligent show with splendid images that traces power play and a revolt against the establishment.

It's no wonder that “The Young Pope” soon became a coarse fascination. Questions abound as to what kind of pope Leo will be, which we’ll only find out once he’s settled into the position.

Italian media also underlined that Pope Leo XIV, who is younger than his past two predecessors when they became pontiffs, loves to play tennis, swim in Lake Michigan, and – at least by one ...