The 2024 Oscar-winner « Conclave » details what happens after a pope dies. A real-life conclave will take place in the wake of the death of Pope Francis.
With the news that Pope Francis died at age 88 on Easter Monday following double pneumonia and a stroke, Catholics worldwide are mourning while also looking ahead to the future of the Catholic Church and the men who may emerge as papal candidates.
If you’re thinking, if only there were a movie out there that explains exactly what is about to happen at the Vatican as the church prepares to elect a new pope, then you’re in luck.
You’ll want to watch “Conclave,” the 2024 Oscar-winner starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, and Isabella Rossellini, as the real-life process of the papal conclave begins in the next 15-20 days.
“Conclave,” based on Robert Harris’ 2016 novel, is a fictional take on the secretive process of electing a new pontiff, inspired by the 2005 papal conclave, in which a cardinal’s diary about the process was leaked to the press. Fiennes plays the dean of the College of Cardinals, in charge of organizing the conclave that will elect a new pope.
