Documentary · United Kingdom · 2025 · 59m

Secrets of the Conclave

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Director
Elena Mortelliti
Cast
Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle as Self Leo XIV as Self Timothy Radcliffe, O. P. as Self Cardinal Vincent Nichols as Self Roberto Gualtieri as Self Cardinal Blaise Cupich as Self
Crew
Julie Buckland — Editor
Tagline

Featuring unseen footage and with exclusive access to the Vatican, this is the inside story of the papal conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, told by the cardinals who were there.

Synopsis

Following the death of Pope Francis, 135 cardinals enter the Vatican in total secrecy to pray, maneuver, and vote among themselves as both electors and candidates in an ancient ritual that determines the future of the Catholic Church.

Mood & Themes
popereligioncatholicismconclavepapal conclavepope leo xiv
Key Collaborators
Elena Mortelliti Director Julie Buckland Editor
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