Recent pop culture representations have made the most of this, using conclave food culture to create a heightened sense of suspicion, intrigue and control. World's Table BBC.com's World's Table ...

the Vatican guesthouse where cardinals reside during a conclave, feed the clergymen. The dishes, which are simple, are informed by the food traditions of the Italian region Lazio, where the ...

Recent pop culture representations have made the most of this, using conclave food culture to create a heightened sense of suspicion, intrigue and control. Take the 2024 film Conclave, where almost ...

These food practices follow centuries-old traditions focused on secrecy and security. Cardinals in the conclave eat at the cafeteria in Casa Santa Marta. Their meals include spaghetti, boiled ...

Around the same time in history, cardinals who died amid the conclave were suspected to have done so because of poisoned food. As such, cardinals began taking turns acting as poison testers ...

One conclave veteran said the fare was “food you could eat at a train station.” By Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome The cardinals gathering for the conclave hope to pick the ...

They were each allowed one or maybe two servants and received food through an opening ... a curiosity captured in popular culture by books and films like last year's Conclave starring Ralph ...

The process to appoint his successor will begin next week - in a process known as a papal conclave. Here’s what will happen. You can check out the leading candidates here. The conclave will take ...

As cardinals flock to Rome for the papal conclave to decide the next pope, a movement is underway to bring in a successor who will be more traditional than Pope Francis. A common belief among ...