Pope Crave
| Formation | December 2024 |
|---|---|
| Type | Satire news account |
Official language | English |
| Owner | Susan Bin |
| Website | popecrave |
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| Handle | |
| Followers | 100 thousand (August 7, 2025) |
Pope Crave (@ClubConcrave) is a Twitter fan account for the 2024 film Conclave. The account attracted widespread attention following the death of Pope Francis and the subsequent conclave, which it covered at length.[1]
History
Susan Bin, a fan of Conclave, created a fan account for the film in December 2024. Conclave is a 2024 political thriller film about a fictional conclave, the selection of a new pope of the Catholic Church.[2][3] Since its founding, the account has posted memes about the film.[2][3] The account's name—with the display name Pope Crave and the username @ClubConcrave—is inspired by Pop Crave, a celebrity news account and ClubChalamet, a Timothée Chalamet fan account.[4]
In February 2025, the account created a charity Conclave fanzine to fundraise for the Intersex Human Rights Fund, the Freedom Fund, and Librarians & Archivists With Palestine.[5]
Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025; Pope Crave received many direct messages about his death.[6] There were memes about the real-life conclave following Francis' death; the rise in memes was partially attributed to Pope Crave.[7][8][9] The account received attention for its coverage of the 2025 conclave, with administrators posting updates from Vatican City throughout the process.[10] The Tab reported that Pope Crave was considered the go-to account for news about the conclave.[11]
When Pope Leo XIV was confirmed to be the next pope, the account expressed concern over his previous comments on LGBTQ affairs. One of the administrators of the account wrote: "Our new Pope has spoken against 'Western' leniency towards LGBTQ+ individuals and against 'gender ideology' in Peru. As a lesbian Catholic, I am disappointed."[12]
References
- ^ Kircher, Madison (8 May 2025). "Meet the Meme Maker Behind the Conclave's Most Viral Moments". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ a b Donaldson, Clare. "'Conclave' Memes Take Over the Internet After Pope Francis' Death". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ a b Allen, Samantha (26 February 2025). "How "Pope Crave" Went From Conclave Memes to Raising Thousands for Intersex Rights". them. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Klee, Miles. "'Pope Crave' Meme Artist Explains How 'Conclave' Fan Account Became a Real Vatican News Feed". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Encinias, Joshua (7 February 2025). "Conclave Producer Michael Jackman on the Art of Invisible Compromise". MovieMaker. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Ruderman, Jess. "'We'll be on shifts like this is the army, except it's the conclave': How Pope Crave is preparing for the real-life papal conclave". PRWeek. Archived from the original on 27 July 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Castillo, Rebecca (8 May 2025). "Pope Crave and the conclave meme craze". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Smith, Raven (7 May 2025). "The Real-Time Memeification of the Real-Life Conclave". Vogue. Archived from the original on 9 May 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Zukin, Meg (8 May 2025). "How Pope Crave Went From Conclave to the Conclave". Time. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Khan, Nisa (7 May 2025). "Zillennial 'Conclave' Stans Are Reporting From the Vatican for People Who Love Mess". KQED. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Galpin, Kieran (9 May 2025). "The rise of Pope Crave: The meme page that's now the go-to for Conclave news". The Tab. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Hansford, Amelia (9 May 2025). "Pope Crave interrupts usual service to condemn Pope Leo's past anti-LGBTQ+ remarks". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 21 July 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.