Conclave
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A conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to appoint the pope of the Catholic Church. Catholics consider the pope to be the apostolic successor of Saint Peter and the earthly head
The 1492 papal conclave was the first to be held in the Sistine Chapel.
Since the 2005 papal conclave, the cardinal electors reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae for the length of the conclave.
The camerlengo proclaiming a papal death
Cardinals, bishops and priests attending the funeral of Pope John Paul II
Conclave (film)
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Conclave is a 2024 political thriller film directed by Edward Berger and written by Peter Straughan, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow
Conclave
…kidnapped right as the conclave starts, and their murders cause much concern to the other cardinals. A papal conclave is the subject of the 2024 film Conclave, itself adapted from a 2016 novel. While the cardinals and plot are fictional and dramatised, the rituals are correctly shown, according to experts…
U.S. theatrical release poster
Ralph Fiennes 2024
Isabella Rossellini at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival