What makes Conclave so great is how well the movie creates tension as the events of the conclave unfold. At the beginning of the film, there are several clear choices for the next pope, namely ...

A REAL NUMBER is one that can be represented on a number line, in contrast to an imaginary NUMBER. A CARDINAL NUMBER is one that denotes quantity (like "one" and "two" but not "first" and "second").

When the Archbishop of Bologna, Matteo Zuppi, was made a cardinal on Oct. 5, 2019, his day ended with a Mass celebrated outside the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, the Rome neighborhood ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu's status has dominated discussions in the days after Pope Francis' death amid questions about whether he would participate in the conclave to elect Francis' successor or not.

Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud in 2023, said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope.

Not every cardinal can vote in the conclave: Those who choose the next pope must be younger than 80 years old, for instance. Of the 252 cardinals at the time of Francis' death, 135 are electors.

252: The number of cardinals worldwide. While all cardinals are summoned to the Vatican upon the pope’s death, only those under the age of 80 are eligible to participate in the conclave.

After his 2020 downfall, Becciu had said he would not participate in any future conclave. But in recent days he had asserted he had a right to enter the Sistine Chapel with other cardinals on May 7.

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller of Germany noted an electoral base that seemed to be forming, saying, “it’s a good number of cardinals from South America, North America.” ...

There remain 135 cardinal electors, though Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed Tuesday that two had formally announced they weren't coming due to health reasons, bringing the number of ...