{"id":73463,"date":"2025-05-08T02:59:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T06:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=73463"},"modified":"2025-05-31T03:00:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T07:00:55","slug":"how-conclave-film-helped-catholic-cardinals-in-ongoing-search-for-next-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/how-conclave-film-helped-catholic-cardinals-in-ongoing-search-for-next-pope\/73463\/","title":{"rendered":"How Conclave Film Helped Catholic Cardinals in Ongoing Search For Next Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"519\">In an intriguing case of art imitating life, Catholic cardinals participating in the 2025 papal conclave have reportedly turned to the 2024 film <em data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"261\">Conclave<\/em> as a valuable guide. Directed by Edward Berger and based on Robert Harris\u2019 novel, the film has served as a \u201chelpful research tool\u201d for many cardinals to better understand the intricate protocols and political maneuvering involved in selecting the next pope.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"953\">According to <em data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"544\">Politico<\/em>, some cardinals even watched <em data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"584\">Conclave<\/em> in theaters, with several describing it as \u201cremarkably accurate,\u201d especially for those less familiar with Vatican procedures. The movie centers on Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (played by Ralph Fiennes), who navigates the complex, secretive world of the College of Cardinals over three intense days following the pope\u2019s death, exposing scandals and rivalries along the way.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"1181\">This conclave is the first since Pope Francis\u2019 election in 2017. Francis, the first Latin American pope, passed away on April 21 after suffering a stroke. Though voting began this week, no new pope was chosen on the first day.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1386\"><em data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1193\">Conclave<\/em> garnered significant critical acclaim, earning eight Academy Award nominations in 2025\u2014including Best Picture and acting nods\u2014with screenwriter Peter Straughan winning Best Adapted Screenplay.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1783\">While <em data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1404\">Conclave<\/em> is not Hollywood\u2019s first foray into papal politics\u20142019\u2019s <em data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1478\">The Two Popes<\/em> also explored similar themes\u2014it stands out for its modern take on Church issues such as power struggles and institutional bias. The film notably features a subplot with Isabella Rossellini as a nun challenging the Vatican\u2019s male-dominated hierarchy, adding a fresh and provocative dimension to the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an intriguing case of art imitating life, Catholic cardinals participating in the 2025 papal conclave have reportedly turned to\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":73464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[21869],"class_list":["post-73463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-conclave"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}