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Is ‘Conclave’ Based on a True Story? What to Know About the Real, Secretive Process of Electing the Pope
They are not based on real people. The pope at the beginning of the movie who dies, Pope Gregory XVII, is not a real pope. He’s fictional, as are all the other characters in this movie.
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When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next — even before 'Conclave'
But he's on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII, perhaps best known for being the most recent pope to resign until Pope Benedict XVI did so in 2013. Gregory was 88 when he stepped down in ...
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With the Pope hospitalized, Italians gossip about who might come next
Reporters stand in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic on Feb. 18. (Andrew Medichini/The ... But he's on track to equal or surpass Pope Gregory XII, perhaps best known for being the most ...
Manchester Evening News1mon
What is a Conclave? How a new pope is selected as Francis undergoes hospital treatment
The secret ballot system, introduced by Pope Gregory XV in 1621, aims to limit overt political influence, though factions inevitably form. Each Cardinal writes their choice on a ballot ...
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What is a Conclave and how is new pope is selected as Francis in 'critical condition'
The secret ballot system, introduced by Pope Gregory XV in 1621, aims to reduce overt political influence, though factions inevitably form. Each Cardinal writes their choice on a ballot ...
Chicago Sun-Times17d
Influential bishops with Chicago ties will have a hand in picking the next pope
Prevost is one of 137 special bishops able to vote to elect a new pope. And Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, the socially progressive archbishop of Washington, D.C., until retiring in January ...