Gen Z's intrigue with the papal conclave surged because they'd had a juicy primer in the film "Conclave." The movie offered a fictional glimpse into the secretive papal selection process.

They strongly believe that the Gen Z interest in the conclave (lower ... Pope Francis wasn’t one of the frontrunners going into the conclave, but he became Pope,” says Caballero.

As we look ahead to the upcoming conclave, where cardinals will elect Pope Francis' successor, Gen Z is taking a particular interest in the ancient procedures of the Catholic Church. No longer are ...

While Pope Crave’s admin is not Catholic, the second editor of the zine is a queer Catholic in ministry. Between creating the zine, posting through Conclave’s Oscar campaign and now covering an actual ...

They commended Francis for making efforts to connect with Gen Z and Millennial ... death and election of the pope), rejected the "binary analysis" of viewing the conclave through a political ...

The upcoming papal election isn’t just a pivotal moment for the Catholic Church, it’s a full-blown Gen Z obsession. The Conclave is now trending, and what was once a solemn closed-door ritual has ...

But not this year. Gen Z – the first generation made up entirely of digital natives born between 1997 and 2012 – are taking the papal conclave into the algorithm age, turning the process of ...

With nearly 100,000 followers and multiple correspondents in Rome, Pope Crave provided live updates throughout the conclave, drawing in an audience of Gen Z and millennial fans. They even broke ...

It also meant I understood all the Gen Z hype around it. First, there's "Pope Crave," a play on the popular "Pop Crave" X account, which has transitioned from sharing "Conclave" film memes to ...