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The movie “Conclave” delves into the intricacies of papal politics and the election of a new pope, but how accurate is it in portraying the Vatican's inner workings?

Papal conclaves have featured calls of election fraud and bribery so gauche that riches were wheeled in on donkey carts.

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that the new pope will have to face.

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become the next pope.

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On the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, white smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney billowed into the sky, prompting waves of cheers in St. Peter's Square and signaling to the world that the 267th pope ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- emerged.

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

The film depicts the events of a conclave, which is a papal gathering where cardinal’s vote to elect the new pope.