The Vatican unveiled
A brooding Ralph Fiennes stars in 'Conclave', a well-executed mystery parlour game playing out during the election of a new pope
09 December 2024 - 10:54
Vatican City, the 49ha state within the city of the Rome, is a place of fascination for the world. The smallest state on Earth , with a population of fewer than 800 people, it’s where the future of the Catholic Church is crafted, its past secretly guarded and its present conducted under a set of rules and practices going back thousands of years. The question of what really goes on behind the walls of the seat of papal power has intrigued us for centuries. ..
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