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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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Psychological thriller Conclave looks at the election of the pope. What’s the real story?
This shift marked the beginning of a more structured electoral procedure. To expedite elections, in 1274 Pope Gregory X introduced the conclave system, sequestering the cardinals and rationing ...
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Trump critic named new Washington archbishop
Pope Francis named McElroy, who is the bishop of San Diego, to replace Cardinal Wilton Gregory in Washington, D.C., Catholic Standard reported. McElroy, a San Francisco native, is known as a ...