I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events in human history: the election of a new pope. That event is also known as a conclave, a term that lends ...

Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of the ... event is also known as a conclave, a term that lends its name to a 2016 Robert Harris book turned movie thriller.