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Theologian on ‘Conclave’ accuracy, expectations for next secretive event after Pope Francis’ death
Though controversial, one of the least contentious 2025 Oscar-nominated films was «Conclave,» an Edward Berger-directed mystery thriller starring Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini and Stanley Tucci, which brings to life the political and religious traditions regarding how Catholic cardinals elect a new pope.
The conclave will gather again in actuality as the Vatican revealed that Pope Francis, 88, the leader of the Catholic Church, passed on April 21, 2025, the day after Easter Sunday.
Though released in October 2024, «Conclave» struck a deep chord with viewers as Pope Francis’ declining health was made known to the public in February 2025. Pope Francis battled bilateral pneumonia in the months before his death.
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In the film, «Conclave,» starring Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini and Stanley Tucci, cardinals gather to elect a new pope. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
The film closely follows the novel of the same name written by author Robert Harris.
«That was fairly accurate,» Dennis Doyle, professor emeritus at the University of Dayton in Ohio, told Fox News Digital.
Doyle taught at the Catholic research university for 40 years.
«There were just a few differences, like some of the Latin wasn’t exact, the carpet was red in the movie and its beige in real life,» Doyle said. «The seating arrangements were done very dramatically in the movie. They’re not exactly that way in real life. And even the way the voting was done was not exactly the same.»
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Pope Francis was elected pope in 2013, after Pope Benedict XVI stepped down from his role due to health concerns. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)
Despite the creative liberties, Doyle felt the film was «done very accurately.»
«I was surprised at how well it was done and how they were able to present the characters in a way that every character in a certain sense was sympathetic,» Doyle told Fox News Digital.
In preparation for the film, Doyle read the book twice.
«In the book, the character was transgender but didn’t go through with the operation,» Doyle said. «In the movie, the character was intersex, somebody who was born both ways, but still who didn’t go through with the operation.»
Some Catholics took to social media at the time the film was released to regard it as «anti-Catholic» and «dishonest».
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Dennis Doyle, professor emeritus at the University of Dayton, told Fox News Digital the Oscar-winning film «Conclave» was «fairly accurate» to the proceedings of a true conclave. (Yara Nardi/Reuters)
«I thought that everything in the movie was very realistic until the very end,» Doyle said. «I thought that, on a literal level, it really wasn’t very realistic. I don’t think that would happen, that somebody that was intersex would get elected pope. But symbolically, I thought the ending was very interesting.»
«I could see that the ending could be a turnoff for some Catholics,» he added.
Doyle said that, while «kind of far-fetched,» the film spoke to the question of the role of women in the church and whether the Catholic Church can become equal to men and women.
«In the film, all of the people serving the cardinals are sisters,» Doyle said. «They’re all nuns and in real life, in that building, there’s simply a staff that works in that building, and they would be the people who would put out the meals and who would change the beds and that kind of thing.»
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Catholic cardinals will gather for a papal conclave in the weeks following Pope Francis’ death on April 21, 2025. (Arturo Mari, Vatican Pool)
The deeper issue, Doyle said, is that the film portrays men in leadership roles and women as servants.
«The conversation about transgender is relatively recent [in the church],» Doyle said. «I really think that the conversation is more in the United States and Europe than it is in the Catholic Church globally or even necessarily in Rome.»
The Vatican released a declaration, Vatican’s Dignitas Infinita, in 2024 where Pope Francis condemned gender theory. The document asserted that attempts to alter an individual’s immutable gender are ultimately misguided attempts to play God.
«You could watch this whole movie and until the last two minutes it’s not an issue in the film. It doesn’t really come up. There’s a couple of foreshadowings of what the conclusion is going to be, but the movie is not about that,» Doyle said.
Following Pope Francis’ death, Doyle believes the newly released film will generate interest in the Catholic Church.
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«It may make people more aware that there is a lot of politicking that goes on and that is an interesting theme in the movie and in the book,» he said. «I don’t think it will really have any impact on how people think about the church other than to maybe in general, it makes the ideal of the conclave interesting.»
«Conclave» was nominated for a slew of 2025 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor, and won for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Israel despliega miles de policías en Jerusalén ante un nuevo Ramadán marcado por las restricciones
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Israel desplegará miles de agentes policiales en la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén para supervisar el mes sagrado del Ramadán, que comienza este fin de semana, en medio de crecientes tensiones por las restricciones de acceso que las autoridades israelíes mantienen sobre la Explanada de las Mezquitas. El operativo, anunciado este lunes por el comandante de la policía del Distrito de Jerusalén, Avshalom Peled, incluirá efectivos de la Policía Fronteriza y unidades de refuerzo trabajando día y noche en los lugares sagrados y rutas utilizadas por los fieles musulmanes.
La policía israelí informó que miles de agentes estarán de servicio durante las oraciones de los viernes, que concentran las mayores multitudes en la mezquita de Al Aqsa, tercer lugar más sagrado del islam. Peled enfatizó que el objetivo es “garantizar que todos los musulmanes puedan rezar en el Monte del Templo”, la denominación judía para el recinto. Sin embargo, la gobernación palestina de Jerusalén denunció que las autoridades israelíes volverán a limitar los permisos para palestinos de Cisjordania ocupada a hombres mayores de 55 años y mujeres mayores de 50, siguiendo los criterios aplicados durante el Ramadán de 2025.
El alto oficial policial Arad Braverman indicó que la policía había recomendado emitir 10.000 permisos para residentes de Cisjordania, quienes necesitan autorización especial para ingresar a Jerusalén, aunque precisó que el número final y las restricciones de edad serán decididos por el gobierno de Benjamin Netanyahu. Durante el año pasado, Israel impidió a palestinos de entre 12 y 55 años —50 en el caso de las mujeres— acceder a la Explanada durante los viernes de rezo, justificando las medidas en razones de seguridad.
Las autoridades palestinas también acusan a Israel de obstaculizar los preparativos habituales del Ramadán. Según la gobernación de Jerusalén, funcionarios israelíes impidieron que el Waqf Islámico —organismo administrado por Jordania y encargado de gestionar el recinto desde 1967— realizara instalaciones esenciales como toldos para sombra y clínicas de atención médica temporal. Una fuente del Waqf confirmó que 33 de sus empleados fueron impedidos de entrar al recinto en la semana previa al mes sagrado.
El Waqf islámico gestiona la administración cotidiana de la Explanada bajo custodia jordana desde la Guerra de los Seis Días de 1967, cuando Israel ocupó Jerusalén Este. El tratado de paz entre Israel y Jordania de 1994 reconoce “el papel especial del Reino Hachemita en los lugares sagrados musulmanes de Jerusalén”, aunque Israel mantiene el control de seguridad y acceso al sitio. Esta división de responsabilidades ha generado tensiones recurrentes, especialmente durante el Ramadán, cuando cientos de miles de palestinos acuden a rezar a Al Aqsa.
Israel siempre ha justificado las restricciones argumentando que durante el Ramadán aumentan los “intentos de terroristas para incitar al desorden o cometer cualquier tipo de violencia”. Sin embargo, desde el inicio de la ofensiva israelí en Gaza en octubre de 2023, el gobierno de Netanyahu no solo prohibió el acceso de gazatíes a Jerusalén, sino que ha aplicado restricciones más estrictas para los palestinos musulmanes que residen en Cisjordania.
El contexto para este Ramadán es particularmente tenso. Cisjordania vive desde comienzos de 2023 su mayor escalada de violencia en dos décadas. Según datos de Naciones Unidas, más de 1.000 palestinos han muerto en el territorio desde octubre de 2023 por operaciones del Ejército israelí y ataques de colonos. Durante 2024 se registraron cerca de 500 fallecimientos palestinos, y en lo que va de 2026 las cifras ya superan las 210 víctimas.
La Explanada de las Mezquitas, conocida como Monte del Templo para los judíos, es el primer lugar sagrado del judaísmo y el tercero del islam. El recinto ha sido foco constante de enfrentamientos entre las autoridades israelíes y la población palestina, especialmente durante el mes de Ramadán, cuando las tensiones históricas se intensifican. Con este nuevo operativo policial, Israel busca mantener el control sobre un espacio que condensa décadas de conflicto religioso, político y territorial en Tierra Santa.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a high-profile women’s rights activist who fled Sharia law, has endorsed Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, for re-election in a critical Senate race that could determine whether the GOP retains its majority.
In a video announcing her endorsement, Ali, a speaker and author who fled Somalia after suffering female genital mutilation, said that «only John Cornyn has a proven record of stopping radical Islamic extremism.»
«I’ve seen firsthand what radical Islam does to women, to families, and to nations who ignore the warning signs. America is not immune, and neither is Texas,» she went on, adding, «That’s why experience matters.»
This comes amid an already contentious Senate primary race in Texas between Cornyn, who has held the seat since 2002, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas. President Donald Trump has not weighed in on the race, though he recently hinted he may do so, saying, «My problem is I’m friendly with all of them.»
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Left: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Center: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. Right: Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas. (Official website of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton; Kevin Dietsch/Getty; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Texas leaders have recently sounded the alarm about the growth of Sharia law in the Lone Star State. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott recently issued a proclamation designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as «foreign terrorist organizations» and «transnational criminal organizations» under Texas law.
Ali emphasized the importance of Cornyn’s experience in pushing back against Sharia law, taking subtle jabs at Paxton and Hunt, who would be first-term senators.
She said that Cornyn «has taken the threat seriously when others choose denial or political games.»
«If you want a Texas that protects its people and defends its values, you need a leader who understands the danger and knows how to stop it,» she said.
«To keep Texas strong and safe from radical Islam, vote John Cornyn.»
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Author Ayaan Hirsi Ali attends a book presentation of ‘Reformiert Euch! Warum der Islam such aendern muss – Refurbished you! Why Islam must change’ on April 20, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. ( (Photo by Christian Marquardt/Getty Images))
In response, Cornyn told Fox News Digital, «I am honored to be endorsed by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who has spoken fearlessly about the dangers of radical Islam from her own experience.»
Cornyn’s office pointed to several actions he has taken as senator to push back on Sharia Law in the U.S., including recently Introducing the Defeat Sharia Law in America Act, which the office said aims to clarify that discriminating based on Sharia Law is a violation of the Civil Rights Act, co-sponsoring the No Sharia Act, which it said prohibits U.S. courts from enforcing foreign laws or judgments that violate the Constitution and calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate «EPIC Ranches City» in Texas, a master-planned development that allegedly marketed itself as a Muslims-only community.
In 2025, Cornyn also introduced legislation to strip the tax-exempt status from organizations that provide material support to designated terrorist groups, specifically targeting CAIR. He also co-sponsored the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, which directs the Secretary of State to designate the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
«For many years now, I have worked to confront this radical ideology, from working to ban Sharia Law, to identifying, arresting and prosecuting terrorist organizations, and calling on the DOJ to investigate the EPIC City development,» Cornyn said. «I will continue to protect Texans from the threat of radical Islamic ideology anywhere in our country.»
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People arrive at a mosque to attend Friday prayers, in Plano, Texas, on April 11, 2025. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
Ali’s endorsement comes just over two weeks until the GOP’s primary election day in Texas.
Cornyn, a high-ranking Senate Republican, has also been endorsed by the National Republican Senatorial Committee as well as the National Border Patrol Council.
Meanwhile, Paxton, who has served as the top attorney for Texas since 2015, was recently endorsed by Turning Point Action, the political arm of the late Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA. Hunt, a U.S. Army veteran, has been endorsed by Veterans for America First.
Both Paxton and Hunt have also spoken out against Sharia Law in Texas. Paxton sued CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood, seeking to shut them down and bar their operations in Texas. He also sued the developers behind EPIC as well, arguing they violated Texas securities law by selling investment interests without proper registration and by failing to verify accredited investor status as required.
Hunt has said Sharia law is «completely incompatible with the founding principles of the United States of America» and argued it should have no place in U.S. legal or civic systems.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) questions former Special Counsel Jack Smith as he testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 22, 2026 in Washington, D.C. State Representative James Talarico, a Democrat from Texas and US Senate candidate, during a debate at the 2026 Texas AFL-CIO COPE Convention in Georgetown, Texas, US, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Al Drago/Getty Images; Bob Daemmrich/The Texas Tribune/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
All three Republican candidates have touted their support for Trump and their records of supporting his agenda in their respective offices.
Trump recently told reporters that he may weigh in on the primary race soon, saying, «I’m giving it a very serious look.»
«You know, my problem is I’m friendly with all of them. I like all of them, all three,» Trump said.
«But you’ll be seeing soon,» he went on. «They say whoever I endorse wins. That’s probably right.»
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Whichever Republican emerges victorious from the primary election will face off against either leading Democratic voice Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, or progressive rising star state Rep. James Talarico.
According to Paxton’s office, Ali will appear at a campaign roundtable with religious leaders in North Texas later this week.
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