How Does a Real Conclave Work? A Full Breakdown of the Catholic Pope’s Election

'Conclave' Is Now Streaming on Prime Video

The political thriller examines the selection of the next pope, with Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini in the superstar cast.

'Conclave' Viewership Shot Up 283 Percent Following Pope Francis’ Death

Since Monday, viewers have watched nearly 7 million minutes of “Conclave” a film about the process of choosing a new pope. “The Two Popes” saw its numbers go up 417 percent.

How accurate is Conclave? What the film gets right - and wrong - about choosing a new pope

Edward Berger's Conclave is a fictional take on the closed-door process of appointing a new pontiff, which is set to begin for real in the Vatican on 5 May. So how accurately does the Oscar-winning film depict the real process?

Experts talk realism of Conclave movie: ‘Gets a lot of the details right’

After the death of Pope Francis, experts weigh in on how much the real-life papal election will mirror the hit Oscar-winning movieLatest updates after death of Pope FrancisI confess: my first thought this morning, when I heard the news that Pope Francis died at the age of 88, was of Conclave. As in both the lowercase, technical meaning – the sequestration of cardinals to elect a new pope with a two-thirds majority – and the capital-C film of the…

From 'conclave' to 'white smoke,' a glossary of terms used in a papal transition

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church and the Vatican’s head of state. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days: Related: What are the church’s rites after the death of a pope and the election of a new one? …

From 'conclave' to 'white smoke,' a glossary of terms used in a papal transition

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church and the Vatican’s head of state