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With the recent passing of Pope Francis, all eyes are on the Vatican as the world awaits a new pope, and with that comes the Conclave, where an assembly of Cardinals come together to select the new Pontiff. But what exactly happens during the Conclave? Well, here are five movies and shows that dive into the mystery and secrecy surrounding the centuries old tradition while we patiently wait for the white smoke.

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00:00All eyes are on the Vatican as the world awaits a new Pope.

00:03The Conclave begins this week, and if you're looking for interesting Pope-related content

00:07while on standby for that white smoke, here are five movies and TV shows that dive into

00:12the centuries-old tradition. The Pope is dead. The throne is vacant.

00:21First up, we have 2024's Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence,

00:25who is tasked with overseeing the election after the sudden death of the pontiff.

00:30The political thriller explores the Conclave process while also diving into questions

00:34surrounding faith and the fight for power. The film received eight Oscar nominations and

00:39one Best Adapted Screenplay.

00:41Hopes can't resign. If you do this, you will damage the papacy forever.

00:45Next, 2019's The Two Popes, starring Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins.

00:50The film is inspired by true events and follows intimate conversations between two Popes.

00:54Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Jorge Bregoglio, who would go on to become the renowned Pope Francis.

01:01The film earned three Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor for Jonathan Pryce

01:05and Best Supporting for Anthony Hopkins.

01:08Starting today, you have to lead the church.

01:11One billion people. One-fifth of the world's population. Do you understand what I'm saying?

01:16Then we have 2016's The Young Pope, a 10-episode miniseries which stars Jude Law as a newly elected

01:22young American Pope Lenny Bilardo or Pope Pius XIII, hoping to shake up the Catholic Church

01:28with radical New Age ideals. A follow-up sequel series from Paolo Sorrento was created in 2020

01:33called The New Pope.

01:35The Illuminati were a secret society dedicated to scientific truth.

01:40Next, we have 2009's Angels and Demons, based on Dan Brown's best-selling novel and starring Tom Hanks.

01:45The film is a thriller that unfolds during a conclave in the Vatican and follows a symbologist

01:50who is brought in to stop a mysterious Illuminati plot that unravels after the sudden death of the

01:56current Pope.

01:57Do you accept election?

02:00You must answer now.

02:04I accept.

02:05And finally, we have 1968's The Shoes of the Fisherman.

02:08The film follows a Ukrainian archbishop who gets released from a Soviet labor camp and,

02:13in a twist, ends up becoming the Pope during a time of global crisis.

02:17The film was nominated for two Oscars.

02:19For more on the upcoming conclave, head to THR.com.

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