Real-life Cardinals reportedly watched 'Conclave' for guidance before voting for new Pope
- Following Pope Francis's death on April 21, 2024, 133 cardinals began a conclave at the Vatican to elect his successor.
- The conclave process involves secretive voting and deliberations, with many cardinals newly appointed by Francis, some watching the film Conclave for guidance.
- Conclave, a 2024 film directed by Edward Berger and starring Ralph Fiennes, gained increased viewership after the pope's death and depicts the Church’s electoral process and tensions.
- The film's streaming surged by 283%, reaching 6.9 million minutes viewed by April 21, with clerics calling it a “remarkably accurate” research tool for understanding the conclave.
- After two days and several votes, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope on May 8, an event celebrated worldwide and marked by traditional Vatican announcements.
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With the death of Pope Francis I, the parallelisms of the process of the election of his successor provoked a major increase in the visits of the film Conclave, the film by Edward Berger nominated for 8 Oscar awards and winner of the golden statuette for Best Adapted Screenplay.The film returned to more than 150 cinemas in Spain, increasing its revenue in a spectacular 699 percent.Conscious of the interest that the film starring Ralph Fiennes, S…
Pope Leo XIV's brother reveals pontiff watched 'Conclave' before the start of actual conclave in Rome
**media[]**The brother of Pope Leo XIV has revealed that the newly elected pontiff watched the Oscar-nominated movie "Conclave" starring Ralph Fiennes before the actual conclave at the Vatican.The pope's older brother made the revelation during an exclusive interview with NBC in Chicago, in which he revealed their final conversations before his election to the papacy.A part of the article read: "Prevost said he asked if his brother had watched …
Scouting: There's A Report That Some Of The Newer Cardinals Did Research By Watching 'Conclave' Before The Actual Conclave Started
Catholic cardinals are — believe it or not — turning to the Hollywood blockbuster “Conclave” for insight on how the real ritual they’re about to partake in might play out, according to repo...
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