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.

Cardinal Benitez winning the papacy Perhaps the biggest plot hole in the film was the movie's addition of Cardinal Benitez (Carlos Diehz), the archbishop of Kabul.

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?

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 ...

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.

Fiennes' Cardinal Thomas Lawrence organizes the conclave after the previous pope died of a heart attack. Four candidates emerge as frontrunners, each representing a different set of values.

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 ...

Here’s a (non-exhaustive) look at what the film gets wrong — and gets right — about the process of electing a new pope.

The Conclave ending is one for the ages. Let's break down everything about that massive papal revelation and what director Edward Berger has said about it.

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

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.