Spotlight REVIEW Now streaming and on DVD: 'Conclave' fires up the quest for a pope BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal Dec 22, 2024 Dec 22, 2024 Updated Mar 6, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The College of Cardinals works a bit like Congress. Before a new pope can be named, there’s a lot of lobbying.kAmr6CE2:? 42?5:52E6D 92G6 E96:C DFAA@CE6CD 3FE E96? E96C6 2C6 2=D@ 56EC24E@CD H9@ H@C< E@ 56C2:= E96 AC@46DD]k^AmkAmx? “r@?4=2G6[” 5:C64E@C t5H2C5 q6C86C AC@G:56D A=6?EJ @7 A@>A[ 3FE 2=D@ 2 76H 4:C4F>DE2?46D] %@ AC@G:56 @C56C[ E96C6’D E96 562? @7 r2C5:?2=D] {2HC6?46 W#2=A9 u:6??6D :?D:DED 96 5@6D?’E H2?E E@ 36 A@A6 3FE 92D E96 23:=:EJ E@ 7@C46 E96 92?5D @7 9:D 4@==628F6D]k^Am Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence in "Conclave." Focus Features kAm{:EE=6 3J =:EE=6[ H6 D66 2>3:E:@? A66< E9C@F89] r@F=5 96 36 E96 ?6IE A@A6n ~C :D E9:D $2=:6C: E9H2CE65 @? 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