Prior to the first conclave in 1241, popes had either been imposed on the Church by the powerful kings or rulers in charge of Rome, or elected by the city’s inhabitants by popular acclaim.

Along with the film’s deep considerations of morality and power, the production gets bonus points for filming in a place close to Tucci’s epicurean heart: Rome. “Conclave” was largely shot ...

They have journeyed to Rome for this papal conclave (a quick definition is simply “an assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope” after a pope has deceased). The holy men appear like ...

jolting mystery thriller that uses the fictional election of a new pope in Rome to mirror America’s own dirty politics.” Lindsey Bahr from the Associated Press noted that Conclave “might not ...

Along with the film's deep considerations of morality and power, the production gets bonus points for filming in a place close to Tucci's epicurean heart: Rome. “Conclave” was largely shot at ...