“Conclave” is based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris examining what could happen during the College of Cardinals conclave following the death of a pope. Be prepared if you see it. There is a twist at the end, but, that ending is the grace note most humans need.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) As 115 cardinal-electors solemnly processed into the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday afternoon, with a cry of “Extra omnes!” and the latest high-tech jamming devices cutting them off from the world, the buzz outside the Vatican over who would eventually emerge as pope grew deafening.
The conclave to pick a new pope will begin on Tuesday (March 12) the Vatican said Friday, resolving an open question that had dogged the cardinals meeting here over the past week.