Cardinal Benitez's Conclave twist explained The Mexican-born archbishop wasn't known to anyone beforehand except the late pope himself, and it seems the pair were bonded through a secret that's ...

The conclave to select the next pope kicks off with the Latin phrase for “outside, all.” What happens next will be a mystery to everyone beyond the Sistine Chapel.

Cardinal Benitez would not be allowed to vote in real Conclave In the movie, Cardinal Benitez, who is originally from Mexico but serves in Afghanistan, makes a surprise appearance before the ...

What ‘Conclave’ gets right — and wrong — about papal politics How accurate is the Oscar-winning movie’s depiction of the vote for a new pope? Very. But not fully.

The movie "Conclave" paints a mostly accurate picture of the Roman Catholic process of electing a new pope, save for an implausible storyline.

Fans of the Oscar-nominated movie Conclave, which is about a papal election, might think they have a head start on what’s to come. But how faithful is the movie to the real thing?

Conclave tells the story of Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, dean of the College of Cardinals, played by actor Ralph Fiennes. Lawrence is tasked with leading a papal election or conclave after the pope dies.

How accurate is ‘Conclave’ in depicting the papal election process? We fact-checked the movie While the film gets some details right, it takes liberties with the process, including the ...

A cardinal named ‘in pectore’, or in secret, would not be allowed to join the conclave In the movie, Benitez, described as the archbishop of Kabul, Afghanistan, makes a surprise entrance.

The movie "Conclave" paints a mostly accurate picture of the Roman Catholic process of electing a new pope, save for an implausible storyline involving a cardinal selected in secret being able to ...