Pope Leo Watched ‘Conclave’ in Preparation for Actual Conclave, Says His Brother

Pope Leo XIV’s brother is sharing an perception into how the newly-elected pontiff ready for the papal conclave.

In a brand new interview with NBC Information, John Prevost opened up about his final dialog together with his brother, Cardinal Robert Prevost, earlier than he was elected because the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, Might 8.

Talking about how the brand new pope, 69, prepped forward of the voting periods within the Sistine Chapel, John revealed that his brother watched the Oscar-winning film, Conclave, and performed a preferred on-line recreation.

“First we do Wordle ‘trigger it is a common factor, then we do Phrases with Pals,” John stated of the video games they performed. “It’s one thing to maintain his thoughts off life in the true world.”

He added, “After which we speak about what’s occurring and I stated, ‘Properly, do you could have your pink socks?’ That does not go over effectively on a regular basis. After which simply that type of stuff.”

“And I stated, ‘Properly are you prepared for this?’ I stated, ‘Did you watch the film Conclave so you know the way to behave?” the proud sibling recalled of their dialog. “And he had simply completed watching the film Conclave.”

John added, “So he knew find out how to behave. So it’s that type of stuff as a result of I wished to take his thoughts off of it. You recognize, giggle about one thing as a result of that is now an superior accountability.”

Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini and John Lithgow, 2024’s Conclave tells a fictional model of the real-life strategy of deciding on a brand new pope. Fiennes performs Cardinal Lawrence (Fiennes), dean of the School of Cardinals, who organizes the eligible cardinals to vote for the subsequent pope within the Sistine Chapel.

In accordance with the film’s synopsis, “he quickly uncovers a path of deep secrets and techniques that would shake the very basis of the Roman Catholic Church.”

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In the meantime, the true conclave, which started on Might 7, passed off over two days, with the pope making historical past in turning into the primary American to tackle the function.

Delivering his first handle as pope simply earlier than 7:30 p.m. native time, Pope Leo spoke in Italian and Spanish to folks in St. Peter’s Sq. in Vatican Metropolis. He additionally paid tribute to his predecessor, the late Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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“We nonetheless preserve in our ears that weak however all the time brave voice of Pope Francis blessing Rome,” he stated. “The Pope who blessed Rome gave his blessing to the world, to the entire world that morning on Easter Sunday.”

The conclave options a number of rounds of voting by School of Cardinals members beneath the age of 80.

Marking probably the most electors to ever vote in a conclave, 133 cardinals took half within the 2025 conclave, which ended on Thursday, Might 8, shortly after 6 p.m. native time when white smoke was seen billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel.