For whatever reason, though, there has been a surge in Pope fiction over the last 12 years. When Pope Francis fell ill earlier in 2025, there was likewise a renewed interest in Edward Berger's ...

Here’s a (non-exhaustive) look at what Conclave gets wrong — and gets right — about the process of electing a new pope.. FICTION: Cardinal caricatures; spiritual wasteland. One of the most ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was selected Pope and took the name Leo XIV. It seems like it always happens, but would you believe fewer than half the popes in history have changed their name?