Already, “Conclave” appears to be the most relevant movie of the year, whether by coincidence or providence. The inner workings of Vatican affairs now have a spotlight unlike we’ve ever seen in pop culture, giving “life imitates art” a whole new meaning.

Cardinals from around the world are at the Sistine Chapel in Rome for the papal conclave to select the new head of the Catholic Church following the April 21 death of Pope Francis. The strictly secretive voting process to select the pope was enshrined in last year's award-winning thriller " Conclave .

Cardinals fail to select a pope in the morning session of day 2 of the papal conclave at the Sistine Chapel.