VATICAN CITY (AP) — There has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: It’s considered gauche to speculate about the election of a new pope while the current one is fighting for his life. And that is certainly true as Pope Francis battles double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli hospital.
Academy Awards hopeful “Conclave” reveals system behind selecting a new pontiff, as Pope Francis remains hospitalized, battling pneumonia. (Feb. 27)
But the surprising success of “Conclave” the film and its momentum going into Sunday’s Academy Awards have thrust the arcane rules, glorious ceremony and supreme
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