VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - As the Vatican prepares for the secret meeting of cardinals who will pick a successor to Pope Francis, forget - to some extent - what you may have learned from "Conclave", last year's hit movie depicting high-level power games and backstabbing among the red-robed clerics.

The cast of Conclave includes heavy hitters like Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini, with Fiennes and Rossellini receiving nods for Best Actor and

The Oscar-nominated 2024 film, starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini, offers a fictionalized, high-stakes look at what happens behind the Vatican's closed doors.

Pope Francis reformed the rites to be used for his funeral, simplifying them to emphasise his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican. View on euronews

Pope Francis's open coffin has been carried in procession from the Vatican to St Peter's Basilica. The body of the 88-year-old was held aloft on a wooden platform by 14 black-suited pallbearers. His funeral will take place on Saturday and will draw heads of state and government from around the world, including US President Donald Trump.

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica after the pontiff lies in state there for three days.